Bengal Governor Dhankar proven black flags throughout go to to asses post-poll violence in Cooch Behar

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Thursday proven black flags at Sitalkuchi, the place 4 villagers died after firing by central forces through the elections, whereas “go back” slogans had been raised at Dinhata throughout his go to to Cooch Behar district to fulfill folks allegedly affected in submit ballot violence.
Earlier within the day, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who’s on a controversial go to to evaluate post-poll violence within the district mentioned he was shocked by incidents of assaults following the West Bengal meeting elections.
“The country is facing a Covid crisis, and West Bengal is facing twin challenges of the pandemic and unprecedented post-poll violence only (as) some people decided to vote as per their own choice,” he mentioned.
The run as much as the go to was marked by a confrontation between the Governor and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the chief minister writing a letter on Wednesday claiming the go to violated established norms because it was being undertaken unilaterally with out consultations with the state authorities.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar meets relations of those that had died throughout violence at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar, on Thursday. (PTI)
She additionally claimed the Governor was by-passing the state council of ministers and dictating on to state officers, which was violative of the structure. An agitated Dhankhar got here out of his automotive at Dinhata and reprimanded police officers for allegedly not performing to stop slogan-shouting protesters, who numbered round 15 and had assembled with posters saying “BJP’s governor go back”.
“I am shocked, this is total collapse of rule of law, I could never imagine such a thing could happen,” he informed reporters.
Police officers chased the protesters away from the spot. “I have seen fear in the eyes of people and they are afraid to go to the police station to file complaints,” Dhankhar mentioned about his interplay with folks in post-poll hit villages.

The Governor visited Mathabhanga, Sitalkuchi, Sitai and Dinhata and talked to individuals who claimed to have suffered assaults by the hands of ruling Trinamool Congress supporters after election outcomes had been introduced on May 2.
Dhankhar, who visited a number of households on the 4 locations, mentioned “homes have been looted and even ornaments kept for girl’s marriage, utensils and other items for ‘shradh’ were taken away.”
The governor was additionally proven black flags by some individuals at Golokganj when his convoy travelled from Mathabhanga to Sitalkuchi, as a posse of policemen put up human partitions to stop protesters from coming down on to the highway.
Posters and placards criticising the go to of the governor had been additionally seen at Jorpatki in Sitalkuchi, the scene of firing by central armed police pressure personnel that killed 4 individuals on April 10 through the fourth part of polling within the West Bengal meeting elections.
“History will judge Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister. History will also judge Jagdeep Dhankhar, the governor, and it will judge the bureaucracy and the media,” Dhankar mentioned, interacting with the media.
Claiming that he didn’t get any response from the state authorities regardless of efforts being made to get details about the post-poll violence, Dhankhar mentioned the state authorities should present him with required data beneath Article 167 of the Constitution.
The Governor identified that “throughout elections, she (the chief minister) had publicly mentioned the central armed police pressure won’t be there all the time and she is going to see after that.
Jagdeep Dhankar interacts with the native at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar on Thursday. (PTI)
“This kind of challenge and behaviour is not acceptable under the constitution,” he added. BJP MP Nisith Pramanik accompanied the governor throughout his go to to the areas, the place the saffron occasion has alleged loot and assault on its staff.
Some girls wailed and fell to the toes of the governor claiming that every one their belongings had been looted and that the lads of their households had fled their houses to flee assaults.
Reacting to the go to, veteran TMC MP and occasion spokesperson Sougata Ray mentioned “He (Dhankhar) did not listen to the state government and went to Cooch Behar. He went there in the company of a BJP leader. His conduct is unconstitutional”.
“Previously we had written a letter to the president against this governor. If the CM says, we will send another letter against him to the president,” Ray mentioned.
The TMC in December final 12 months had written to President Ram Nath Kovind in search of to take away Jagdeep Dhankhar from the submit of governor, accusing him of “transgressing constitutional limits” by often commenting towards the state administration in public.

Terming the Governors conduct as unbecoming, senior TMC chief and minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay added “the governor is doing politics over stray post-poll incidents, (to comprise) which the state authorities has taken all vital steps. He is doing politics when the state is busy combating the pandemic. We want that the governor and the state authorities work collectively to battle the Covid state of affairs.
The governor mentioned he’ll on Friday go to camps in Assam the place BJP staff, who reportedly fled from West Bengal owing to the post-poll violence, have been staying.