“Mamata Banerjee id running a police state”: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

Dhankhar on Monday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “for running a police state” and said her “misplaced” stance about constitutional norms reflects “authoritarianism” which has no place during a democracy.

“West Bengal is, unfortunately, emerging as a ”police state” with anyone posting on social media, to the distaste of the ruling dispensation, gets a police knock at his door,” the governor said during a letter to the chief minister.

He said it’s time for the chief minister”s “tryst with reality” and to urge right down to provide relief to the people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

“The bitter truth is – People within the state only know all too well ”Who within the State may be a usurper and extra-Constitutional fountain of power”! Who runs government and syndicates! Who is that this ABCD! An open secret! Surely i’m not the one, I can assure you that i’m reasonably updated about affairs of state,” Dhankhar wrote within the letter to Banerjee.