CALCUTTA: On Thursday, the ruling Trinamool Congress hit hard on west bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for his alleged “partisan” approach called him “an embarrassment to the Raj Bhavan” and accused him of acting as a speaker “for the BJP.
Dhankhar, who is currently in New Delhi and met with Union Interior Minister Amit Shah this afternoon, criticized the worsening law and order situation in the state while speaking to journalists there later.
He also questioned the role of senior IAS and IPS officers from West Bengal.
Secretary General of TMC, Partha chatterjee, who is also the state minister for parliamentary affairs, accused Dhankhar of trying to tarnish the state’s image and acting as a spokesperson for the BJP.
Dhankhar and the TMC government of Mamata Banerjee have disagreed since he took office more than a year ago and the governor has often expressed concern about the state of law and order.
The governor should analyze the lawless situation in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh before pointing the finger at West Bengal. He is working as a spokesperson for the BJP to help politically the saffron field, “he told reporters here.
Echoing him, a party colleague and MP, Kalyan Banerjee accused the governor of being the speaker of the BJP and “an embarrassment to the Raj Bhawan.”
The Governor of West Bengal @ jdhankhar1 is a BJP speaker. Did you go to meet with the interior minister or did you go to meet with your BJP leaders? He’s done it around 99 times, so this must be Chapter 100. Once again, he went to Delhi with his garbage of lies, “he tweeted.
In response to Dhankhar for speaking of a “worsening” of the law and order situation in the state, Banerjee in a series of tweets said that Across Bengal, the festive occasion (Durga Puja) was held peacefully . The joy of the festival was shared by millions of people in Bengal in harmony. He (Dhankhar) is a disgrace to Raj Bhavan.
The opposition Congress and the CPI (M) also criticized the governor for “compromising” his position to “please the BJP bosses,” but they agreed that the situation of law and order is not good in the state.
Yes, the Governor has every right to meet with the Union Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah. He later spoke about the worsening situation of law and order. We agree with that. But in the same BJP he is also accused of similar atrocities throughout the country, “said the leader of the CPI-M Samik lahiri said.
“The governor should also talk about it instead of behaving like a BJP leader,” he added.
Congress MP Pradip Bhattacharya said the report and the governor’s statements should be balanced rather than in favor of a political party.
The West Bengal BJP unit came out in support of Dhankhar. Party vice president Jaiprakash Majumdar He said: “He has told the truth about the law and order situation in the state. No one disagrees with that. The TMC, instead of trying to improve the situation, is busy blaming the governor and the BJP.
“There is anarchy happening in the state, he added.
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