West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said on Thursday that he refused to be “cowed down by engineered narratives” and that no one could stop his “fight against violence and corruption” in the state, remarks that came after local media reports that a woman had accused him of harassment.
The woman, who identified herself as a temporary worker at the Raj Bhavan, went to a police station with her complaint, according to the website of Bengal’s leading daily, the Anandabazar Patrika. The development prompted the eastern state’s ruling Trinamool Congress to launch a tirade against the governor in the middle of the Lok Sabha elections.
“Truth shall triumph. I refuse to be cowed down by engineered narratives. If anybody wants election benefits by maligning me, God bless them. But they cannot stop my fight against corruption and violence in Bengal,” a post from Raj Bhavan Kolkata’s X account said on Thursday night.
“Truth shall triumph. I refuse to be cowed down by engineered narratives. If anybody wants some election benefits by maligning me, God Bless them. But they cannot stop my fight against corruption and violence in Bengal.”— Raj Bhavan Kolkata (@BengalGovernor) May 2, 2024
Following the development, the Raj Bhavan banned the entry of state police personnel and TMC Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, who responded to the charges against the Governor. The Governor also spoke to the attorney general regarding the matter.
The Trinamool Congress Mahila Wing has organised a protest rally from Moulali to Dorina crossing on Friday from 4 pm.
pic.twitter.com/RO7841ZalB— Raj Bhavan Kolkata (@BengalGovernor) May 2, 2024
The TMC, which has had several run-ins with Bose in the past, called the allegations against the Governor “appalling and unthinkable”. “The sanctity of Raj Bhavan, a symbol of our constitutionality, has been tarnished,” it said on X, while several of its prominent leaders targeted Bose from their social media accounts for what they called “molestation charges”.
Former Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy said that the President and Governors have constitutional protection against criminal proceedings during their term in office under Article 361.
“I can’t recall such an allegation in the past. I can’t say what will happen if the matter reaches court,” the Anandabazar Patrika quoted him as saying. He did not rule out a conspiracy to “divert attention” from “several corruption cases and Sandeshkhali”, where women accused local TMC leaders of land grab and sexual harassment.
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