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Kolkata, Nov 18 (IANS) West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose has filed a case in the Calcutta High Court against four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kalyan Banerjee over his remarks on distribution of arms and ammunition from the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata.
Sources said the case has been filed by the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) on behalf of the Governor’s office.
He said it was argued in the suit that the comments not only tarnished the dignity of the office of the Governor but also had elements of creating confusion which would ultimately lead to social anarchy.
The controversy began on Saturday when Banerjee, while speaking to media persons, alleged that the Raj Bhavan was harboring “criminals” from the BJP.
The Trinamool MP also claimed that the Governor should first stop giving shelter to criminals and distributing arms and ammunition to them to kill Trinamool Congress workers.
Kalyan Banerjee said on Saturday, “As long as there is an incompetent governor like you, as long as there is a BJP servant governor, you will not see anything good happening in West Bengal.”
The Governor described the allegation as “provocative, explosive and irresponsible” and warned of strict legal action from his side.
He also demanded from Kalyan Banerjee to tender an unconditional apology if his allegations made publicly were false.
On Monday, the Governor also launched a joint search and combing operation within the premises of the Raj Bhavan in central Kolkata to check whether the allegations made by the four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member were true or not.
After a joint search operation yielded nothing, the Governor threatened to take the legal route against Banerjee and finally, a case was filed in the matter in the Calcutta High Court by the Governor’s office on Tuesday.
–IANS
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