"I prefer to meet him on the streets rather than going to the Raj Bhavan till he is the Governor," asserted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee amid the intensified political battle between the state government and the Governor's office in the wake of the molestation allegations against Governor C V Ananda Bose.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was addressing a poll rally in Saptagram village, did not stop here (making stern comments) and trained her guns further at the governor, demanding his resignation.
In a war of words, citing the Governor's 'dadagiri' will not work anymore, she said, "Bose must explain why he should not resign after such allegations were leveled against him."
"Governor, please tell me what was my fault. Who do you think you are? Why should you torture the woman?" she added.
Further, on the telecast of the footage from the Raj Bhavan premises by the Governor himself, Mamata Banerjee accused Bose of showing “edited” CCTV footage.
"The governor had released an edited video. I saw the entire footage and its contents are shocking. The truth is yet to come out. I have got another video... Your conduct is shameful," the chief minister said.
Earlier, on May 9, the Governor had screened multiple CCTV footage of the Raj Bhavan, in a bid to clear the air over allegations of molestation brought against him.
It is pertinent to note that earlier, a contractual woman employee of Raj Bhavan had in a written complaint lodged with Kolkata Police, alleged that she was subjected to molestation by Bose in the governor's house on April 24 and May 2.
The governor, who has denied the allegations, had earlier accused Banerjee of practising “dirty politics”. “I always took the stand that her politics is not my cup of tea and I refused to comment on that. Now because of the humiliating remarks that have been made against me, I am forced to tell you, Mamata Banerjee’s politics is dirty. Still, I will pray to God to save her, but this is difficult even for God. I will never accept this ‘Didigiri’ on the distinguished office of the governor,” he had said earlier this week.
