Suvendu govt to restore security cover at former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s residence

The West Bengal government led by Suvendu Adhikari in a notable gesture of political courtesy, has decided to restore security at the Palm Avenue residence of Mira Bhattacharya, the widow of former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.

Bhattacharjee passed away on August 8, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Mira Bhattacharya, and their son, Suchetan.

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Following his death, the then Trinamool Congress government withdrew the security cover from their residence at 59A, Palm Avenue.

After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government came to power in May, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has decided to reinstate security at Mira Bhattacharya’s residence.

The move is being viewed as an effort to correct what the new administration considers an earlier lapse in extending due respect to the family of a former chief minister.

Mira Bhattacharya continues to lead a simple and modest life in the same small Palm Avenue apartment where she lived with her husband.

Despite suggestions in the past, including one reportedly made by former chief minister Jyoti Basu, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had chosen not to move to a larger residence.

Mira Bhattacharya has continued to honour that decision after his passing.

Following the political change in the state on May 4, Mira Bhattacharya had welcomed the new government despite ideological differences.

She had expressed hope that West Bengal would return to an environment free from the alleged “syndicate culture” that she said did not exist before 2011 and voiced optimism that the new government would fulfil its electoral promises.