‘Deeply distressing…’ : Mamata Banerjee lashes out at Bengal Governor for ‘misconduct’ with woman employee | India News – Net4News
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee slammed Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose for his alleged misconduct towards a woman employee at Raj Bhavan. Mamata expressed her shock at the governor’s behavior, citing the woman’s video testimony in which she claimed to have been harassed and called at odd hours.
“Yesterday, a young woman who worked at Raj Bhavan came out and spoke against the governor’s harassment…the tears of the woman broke my heart.I have seen her video testimony,” said Mamata at an election rally in Purba Bardhaman.
“The woman cried and walked out saying she was too scared to work at Raj Bhavan anymore. She said that she was called at odd hours and was subjected to harassment,” she added.
The TMC chief questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the issue, despite his visit to Raj Bhavan following the allegations. She criticized the Prime Minister for focusing on other matters while ignoring the plight of the woman who had come forward with her story.
“You (PM) are doing so much drama on Sandeshkhali. We had taken necessary action the moment we found some aberrations. But you spent the entire night at Raj Bhavan even after the allegations by the hapless woman came to light. Why are you silent?,” she said.
Banerjee emphasized the gravity of the situation, stating, “It is deeply distressing that the same governor who showed great urgency in reaching Sandeshkhali now stands accused of molesting a female staff.”
The chief minister also took issue with the election commission’s decision to transfer around 1,500 police officers from West Bengal to other states for election duties without reciprocal assistance. She pointed out that while central forces were sent to West Bengal, no police personnel from other states were deployed in the state.
“No police personnel from other states have come to West Bengal, the EC had sent only central forces. But strangely, no one from state police sent elsewhere were allowed to cast postal ballots. The poll panel is not allowing this”, she said, adding, “We will not sit tight. We will take it to its logical conclusion and fight to the end,” said the West Bengal CM.
“Yesterday, a young woman who worked at Raj Bhavan came out and spoke against the governor’s harassment…the tears of the woman broke my heart.I have seen her video testimony,” said Mamata at an election rally in Purba Bardhaman.
“The woman cried and walked out saying she was too scared to work at Raj Bhavan anymore. She said that she was called at odd hours and was subjected to harassment,” she added.
The TMC chief questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the issue, despite his visit to Raj Bhavan following the allegations. She criticized the Prime Minister for focusing on other matters while ignoring the plight of the woman who had come forward with her story.
“You (PM) are doing so much drama on Sandeshkhali. We had taken necessary action the moment we found some aberrations. But you spent the entire night at Raj Bhavan even after the allegations by the hapless woman came to light. Why are you silent?,” she said.
Banerjee emphasized the gravity of the situation, stating, “It is deeply distressing that the same governor who showed great urgency in reaching Sandeshkhali now stands accused of molesting a female staff.”
The chief minister also took issue with the election commission’s decision to transfer around 1,500 police officers from West Bengal to other states for election duties without reciprocal assistance. She pointed out that while central forces were sent to West Bengal, no police personnel from other states were deployed in the state.
“No police personnel from other states have come to West Bengal, the EC had sent only central forces. But strangely, no one from state police sent elsewhere were allowed to cast postal ballots. The poll panel is not allowing this”, she said, adding, “We will not sit tight. We will take it to its logical conclusion and fight to the end,” said the West Bengal CM.
(With inputs from agencies)
