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Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose on Tuesday set a 24 -hour time limit to the state police for working against the convicts behind the attack on BJP Lok Sabha member and a party MLA, allegedly Trinmool Congress workers.
The Governor also issued a note of caution that if the police failed to work against the culprits within the time limit fixed by it, it would work according to constitutional norms.
The vehicle of BJP Lok Sabha member Khagen Murmu and the party’s main Koda in the West Bengal Assembly, Shankar Ghosh, was allegedly attacked by Trinmool Congress workers in Bamundanga, Jayapiguri, while they were on their way to Nagkata in the same district for the people affected by Rain and Lands.
In the attack, Murmu was seriously injured, and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Siliguri in Darjeeling district. On Tuesday afternoon, Governor went to the hospital to inquire about the health status of Murmu, and there, while talking to the media persons, said that the police had set a time limit to work.
The Governor said, “The role of the police is in question in their case. The police should work according to the constitutional criteria. In this case, the police should work as per the rules. If the police fails to take action against the criminals in this case, the necessary action will be taken as per constitutional norms.”
He also said that such attacks on elected representatives were quite unfortunate in a state like West Bengal. The governor said, “The democratic system comes under question after such attacks on elected representatives. Such an incident is very unfortunate for a state like West Bengal and the democratic system is equal to the knee.”
Even 24 hours after the attack on Murmu and Ghosh, no one has been arrested in this regard so far.
“On Monday night, the BJP lodged a complaint against eight people at Nagkata police station in Jalpaiguri district and staged a protest outside the police station, seeking action against the accused. The police said on Tuesday that the case was being investigated.
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