Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar accused the state of spying on him
Kolkata:
The Independence Day tiff between West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee escalated on Sunday, with Mr Dhankhar accusing the state authorities of putting Raj Bhavan – his official residence – beneath surveillance and “undermining the sanctity” of the establishment.
“I would like to tell you all Raj Bhavan is under surveillance. It undermines the sanctity of the Raj Bhavan. I will do everything to protect its sanctity,” Mr Dhankhar mentioned at a press convention in Kolkata right this moment.
“I have initiated a very serious, critical probe into it. Sanctity of Raj Bhavan’s functioning has to be kept intact,” he declared.
Ms Banerjee has not but replied to or mentioned a phrase about Mr Dhankhar’s tweets.
Yesterday Ms Banerjee skipped the Governor’s Independence Day tea occasion. The Chief Minister did, nevertheless, name on Mr Dhankar earlier within the day.
After the occasion the Governor tweeted declaring himself “startled and stunned” by her absence; he posted {a photograph} of an empty seat subsequent to his and mentioned the “vacant seat speaks volumes“.
Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar tweeted a photograph, attacking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra, nevertheless, has issued a collection of tweets attacking the Bengal governor, whom she known as “uncleji“.
“Uncleji now claims he and West Bengal Raj Bhavan premises (are) under surveillance. Believe me, that’s something your bosses from Gujarat do better than anyone else – any of us would be novices at it :-)” she mentioned.
Uncleji now claims he & WB Raj Bhavan premises beneath surveillance
Believe me, that is one thing your bosses from Gujarat do higher than anybody else – any of us could be novices at it 🙂— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) August 16, 2020
She additionally reminded the Governor Ms Banerjee had, the truth is, visited him on the morning of Independence Day as she was unable to attend the night’s operate.
The Krishnanagar MP additionally shared an unsigned listing of 96 names (reportedly the visitor listing for Mr Dhankhar’s operate) and requested why so many had been invited for a tea occasion in the course of a viral pandemic.
Lucky List of over 96 individuals who get invited to HRH’s tea events at WB Raj Bhavan in midst of Covid 19 (with extras for employees, safety catering and so on) #WhoLetTheTruthOuthttps://t.co/1kyEy4xbMCpic.twitter.com/kYivtbzTjo
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) August 16, 2020
It is unclear if Ms Banerjee conveyed this concern to Mr Dhankhar after they met yesterday morning, however authorities sources have mentioned the state was upset with the Governor over the variety of folks invited amid the pandemic.
Sources additionally mentioned that usually between 300 and 400 persons are invited to this operate yearly. This time although, after a lot deliberations, round 50 invites had been despatched and round 35 attended.
Social distance was maintained, the sources mentioned, including that the Governor spent about 45 minutes with the friends and the occasion ended just a little after 6 PM.