‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Bengal Governor after Sandeshkhali accused Shahjahan Sheikh’s arrest
Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested in connection with alleged sexual assault and land grab in Sandeshkhali.
Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested in connection with alleged sexual assault and land grab in Sandeshkhali.
The Governor is also slated to visit the Barasat district hospital where the injured were brought in following the blast.
On Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, C.V. Ananda Bose said, "I respect her and I will work objectivity with an open mind."
The cabinet has also passed a proposal to appoint the Chief Minister as the Principal of the University of Health, Agriculture, Animal and Fisheries Sciences instead of the Governor.
Already an appeal from Saumitra Khan, one the BJP Lok Sabha members from West Bengal, has gone to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding a central agency probe in the matter.
Mr Dhankhar urged the Trinamul Congress-led state government to "start self-criticism."
The MHA has also asked the West Bengal Governor to send a report on the law and order situation in the state.
BJP leaders in Bengal have been demanding imposition of President's Rule in the state, citing "breakdown of the rule of law" as reason.
PM Modi had lashed out at Mamata Banerjee accusing her of destroying the state and depriving its over 70 lakh farmers of benefits from the centre's flagship PM-KISAN scheme.
Last evening, BJP leader Manish Shukla was shot dead at Barrackpore, about 20 km from Kolkata. As per the initial reports, he was speaking with some locals and party workers near a police station when the incident happened.