Mamata accuses governor of transgressing constitutional dharma

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of interfering in the functioning of the state administration. In a strongly worded seven-page letter to the governor, Banerjee said Dhankhar has forgotten that she is the "elected chief minister of a proud Indian state" whereas he is nominated.

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of repeatedly interfering in the functioning of the state administration, and asked him to judge who has crossed the limit of constitutional dharma and the norms of decency between the two constitutional functionaries.

In a strongly worded seven-page letter to the governor, Banerjee said Dhankhar has forgotten that she is the "elected chief minister of a proud Indian state" whereas he is nominated.

"It is for you to judge who has flagrantly transgressed constitutional dharma and even basic norms of decency between constitutional functionaries," Banerjee said in the letter.

PTI