WB Guv slams state govt after home secy, DGP fail to turn up despite summons over BJP leader’s killing

Kolkata, October 5

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday slammed the state administration after the home secretary and the DGP failed to turn up, disregarding his summons over the killing of a BJP leader in North 24 Parganas district.

However, Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay met Dhankhar this morning.

The governor said he has sent a message to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressing his desire to speak to her but there has been “no response”.

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Conveyed my concern of the present alarming scenario @MamataOfficial to the new Chief Secretary.

Am sure Chief Minister would be indicated all these critical aspects that run down democratic governance and lawlessness.

Political violence and targeted killings must stop.

— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) October 5, 2020

“Alarming nosediving law and order scenario@MamataOfficial Targeted political killings in spite of alert by Constitutional Head. Neither ACS Home nor DGP @WBPolice responded. To CM at 10.47 PM ‘Would like to speak to you urgently!’ Only silence that speaks volumes,” Dhankhar said on Twitter after both the home secretary and the DGP failed to turn up to meet him at Raj Bhavan.

Alarming nosediving law and order scenario @MamataOfficial

Targeted political killings in spite of alert by Constitutional Head.

Neither ACS Home nor DGP @WBPolice responded.

To CM at 10.47 PM “Would like to speak to you urgently !”

Only silence that speaks volumes

— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) October 5, 2020

BJP leader Manish Sukla was shot dead on Sunday by two bike-borne assailants near Titagarh in the Barrackpore subdivision of the district.

The BJP had called a 12-hour Barrackpore bandh in protest against the killing of its leader and demanded a CBI inquiry into it.

Dhankhar had expressed concern over the law and order situation in the state. PTI