Bengal Governor Vs Government Again Over “223 Rape Cases In August” Claim
The Governor’s listing was once revealed on a simple sheet of paper with out a legitimate letterhead. (FILE)
Kolkata:
The Raj Bhawan and the Mamata Banerjee-led govt in Bengal lately crossed swords againi over a tweet by means of Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, claiming there have been 223 rape instances and 639 kidnappings within the state within the month of August on my own.
“Time to douse fire below toes and put legislation and order in position prior to attending flames in other places,” Mr Dhankhar tweeted this afternoon, together with an inventory of district-wise numbers of rapes and kidnappings in Bengal in August.
Rapes-223 and Kidnappings-639 @MamataOfficial in August 2020 as in keeping with legitimate stories point out worrisome state of crime in opposition to women- a purpose of shock.
Time to douse fire below toes and put legislation and order in position @WBPolice@KolkataPolice prior to attending flames in other places. pic.twitter.com/302U2kkUTf
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) October 6, 2020
The tweet provoked a pointy response from the state govt’s House Division – led by means of Mamata Banerjee herself, which stated the listing shared by means of the Governor was once no longer in keeping with any legitimate knowledge.
“Rajbhavan dissemination of WB “statistics” on rape and kidnapping isn’t in keeping with any legitimate file, knowledge, or data. Allegations are baseless, ill-founded, and misguiding: completely incongruous with unique info and figures, ” the tweet learn.
Rajbhavan dissemination of WB “statistics” on rape and kidnapping isn’t in keeping with any legitimate file, knowledge, or data. Allegations are baseless, ill- based, and misguiding: completely incongruous with unique info and figures.
— HOME DEPARTMENT – GOVT. OF WEST BENGAL (@HomeBengal) October 6, 2020
The Governor’s listing was once revealed on a simple sheet of paper with out a legitimate letterhead or signature on it. Kolkata Police and West Bengal Police had been tagged within the tweet however no longer Mamata Banerjee.
The Governor’s “put legislation and order in position prior to getting to flames in other places” tweet has come shut at the heels of a Trinamool delegation’s talk over with to Hathras and Ms Banerjee’s grievance of the BJP and the Uttar Pradesh govt over the incident.
The Governor didn’t expose the place he sourced the figures from however he was once fast to hit again on the house division, threatening motion in opposition to those that had framed the tweet wondering the figures he had put out.
“The ones accountable “for such outrageously improper assertions to run down a constitutional place of business may not be with out penalties,” he warned.
“Shocked @MamataOfficial horrible misrepresentation. Will have to apologetically withdraw and make amends. Statistics of Rapes-223 and Kidnappings-639 in August 2020 emanate from unique stories formally despatched to me from each and every of Divisions. All figures after due diligence, ” Mr Dhankhar stated.
Shocked @MamataOfficial horrible misrepresentation. Will have to apologetically withdraw and make amends. Statistics of Rapes-223 and Kidnappings-639 in August 2020 emanate from unique stories formally despatched to me from each and every of Divisions. All figures after due diligence. https://t.co/I4fN5ynHJe
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) October 6, 2020
The Governor additionally slammed the state director basic of police and the state house division for appearing “defiance to directive to apprise on nose-diving legislation and order”.
“Each CS (leader secretary) and ACS (further leader secretary) House @MamataOfficial had been steered to forthwith make amends as such stance is surprising – should forthrightly withdraw enter. How ironical- Each DGP @WBPolice and ACS House display defiance to directive to apprise on nostril diving legislation and order and now such untruths,” he tweeted.
Closing week, the Governor had summoned the director basic of police and the house secretary to the Raj Bhawan. However neither confirmed up. On Monday, the executive secretary met the Governor but it surely was once described as a regimen talk over with.
The ability corridors are abuzz with questions over the legitimate supply of the Governor’s listing because the West Bengal govt hasn’t but submitted figures of crime for the yr 2019 to the Nationwide Crime Data Bureau.
Within the Crime in India 2019 file by means of the nationwide crime information bureau below the Ministry of House Affairs on September 30, there was once a disclaimer announcing, “because of non-receipt of information from state of West Bengal and Kolkata metropolis in time for the yr 2019, knowledge furnished for the yr 2018 has been used to reach at nationwide and city-wise figures.”
