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

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was once on Thursday proven black flags at Sitalkuchi, the place 4 villagers died after firing by means of central forces throughout the elections, whilst “return” slogans have been raised at Dinhata throughout his talk over with to Cooch Behar district to satisfy other people allegedly affected in publish ballot violence.

Previous within the day, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who’s on a arguable talk over with to evaluate post-poll violence within the district mentioned he was once stunned by means of incidents of assaults following the West Bengal meeting elections.

“The rustic is going through a Covid disaster, and West Bengal is going through dual demanding situations of the pandemic and remarkable post-poll violence simplest (as) some other people made up our minds to vote as in keeping with their very own selection,” he mentioned.

The run as much as the talk over with was once marked by means of a confrontation between the Governor and Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee with the executive minister writing a letter on Wednesday claiming the talk over with violated established norms because it was once being undertaken unilaterally with out consultations with the state executive.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar meets members of the family of those that had died throughout violence at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar, on Thursday. (PTI)

She additionally claimed the Governor was once by-passing the state council of ministers and dictating at once to state officers, which was once violative of the charter. An agitated Dhankhar got here out of his automotive at Dinhata and reprimanded police officers for allegedly no longer performing to stop slogan-shouting protesters, who numbered round 15 and had assembled with posters pronouncing “BJP’s governor return”.

“I’m stunned, that is overall cave in of rule of regulation, I may by no means consider the sort of factor may occur,” he instructed journalists.

Police officers chased the protesters clear of the spot. “I’ve observed concern within the eyes of other people and they’re afraid to visit the police station to record court cases,” Dhankhar mentioned about his interplay with other people in post-poll hit villages.

The Governor visited Mathabhanga, Sitalkuchi, Sitai and Dinhata and talked to those that claimed to have suffered assaults by the hands of ruling Trinamool Congress supporters after election effects have been introduced on Would possibly 2.

Dhankhar, who visited a number of families on the 4 puts, mentioned “houses had been looted or even embellishes saved for lady’s marriage, utensils and different pieces for ‘shradh’ have been taken away.”

The governor was once additionally proven black flags by means of some individuals at Golokganj when his convoy travelled from Mathabhanga to Sitalkuchi, as a posse of policemen post human partitions to stop protesters from coming down directly to the street.

Posters and placards criticising the talk over with of the governor have been additionally observed at Jorpatki in Sitalkuchi, the scene of firing by means of central armed police drive body of workers that killed 4 individuals on April 10 throughout the fourth section of polling within the West Bengal meeting elections.

“Historical past will pass judgement on Mamata Banerjee, the executive minister. Historical past will even pass judgement on Jagdeep Dhankhar, the governor, and it’s going to pass judgement on the forms and the media,” Dhankar mentioned, interacting with the media.

Claiming that he didn’t get any reaction from the state executive in spite of efforts being made to get details about the post-poll violence, Dhankhar mentioned the state executive should supply him with required knowledge beneath Article 167 of the Charter.

The Governor identified that “throughout elections, she (the executive minister) had publicly mentioned the central armed police drive is probably not there all the time and she’s going to see after that.

Jagdeep Dhankar interacts with the native at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar on Thursday. (PTI)

“This sort of problem and behavior isn’t appropriate beneath the charter,” he added. BJP MP Nisith Pramanik accompanied the governor throughout his talk over with to the spaces, the place the saffron party has alleged loot and assault on its staff.

Some ladies wailed and fell to the ft of the governor claiming that each one their assets have been looted and that the boys in their households had fled their houses to flee assaults.

Reacting to the talk over with, veteran TMC MP and party spokesperson Sougata Ray mentioned “He (Dhankhar) didn’t concentrate to the state executive and went to Cooch Behar. He went there within the corporate of a BJP chief. His behavior is unconstitutional”.

“Up to now we had written a letter to the president in contrast governor. If the CM says, we will be able to ship some other letter in opposition to him to the president,” Ray mentioned.

The TMC in December final yr had written to President Ram Nath Kovind in search of to take away Jagdeep Dhankhar from the publish of governor, accusing him of “transgressing constitutional limits” by means of incessantly commenting in opposition to the state management in public.

Terming the Governors behavior as unbecoming, senior TMC chief and minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay added “the governor is doing politics over stray post-poll incidents, (to include) which the state executive has taken all essential steps. He’s doing politics when the state is busy combating the pandemic. We want that the governor and the state executive paintings in combination to battle the Covid state of affairs.

The governor mentioned he’s going to on Friday talk over with camps in Assam the place BJP staff, who reportedly fled from West Bengal owing to the post-poll violence, had been staying.