'Al Qaeda spreading in West Bengal': Guv Dhankhar attacks Mamata

18:48 January 09

Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday sharpened his attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said the Security environment in the state is under threat. He alleged that Al Qaeda is spreading its wing in West Bengal and illegal bomb-making is rampant. 

"I'd like to know what are they (administration in the state) doing? The position of DGP in WB is an open secret. That's why I say we have political Police," said Dhankar.

He added, "My heart pains that ignoring constitutional provisions, a child of 'Maa Bharti' is called an outsider in West Bengal because he doesn't belong to the state. We're all the children of 'Maa Bharti' & we believe in our unity. No person living in this land can be an outsider."

After meeting Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, the governor said, "It's time for us to set an example by engaging into best practices so that every voter is in a position to freely, fairly express their franchise in a peaceful atmosphere where violence has no role."

"2021 is a challenging year for West Bengal as it goes for Assembly Polls. It's a great opportunity for WB to engage in the makeover of the image as so far elections in WB have been plagued with rampant violence, compromising basic rights of voters & role of bureaucracy & Police," he said. 

ANI