The West Bengal government on Tuesday said Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over post-poll violence in the state was not consistent with “real facts”. In a series of tweets, the state Home Department criticised the letter that was shared by the governor on Twitter, claiming that it was violative of all established norms.
“Government of West Bengal has observed with dismay and distress that the Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal has suddenly made public, a letter of his to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, with contents that are not consistent with real facts,” the Home Department tweeted. “The communication format is violative of all established norms. The letter has been written to Hon’ble Chief Minister & released to public media through tweets simultaneously, which disrupts sanctity of such communications,” it added.
In his letter, Dhankhar alleged that the chief minister was silent over post-poll violence in the state and has not taken steps to rehabilitate and compensate the suffering people. Rejecting the allegations, the Home Department said that post-poll violence took place when the Election Commission was in charge of law and order in the state.