Kolkata: The political standoff between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar intensified on Monday after the TMC supremo accused the governor of being corrupt and claimed that his name was in the chargesheet in the 1996 Hawala Jain case.
Hitting back at her remarks, Governor Dhankhar accused the Bengal Chief Minister of spreading misinformation and made it clear that she would not bow down under any circumstances.
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Talking to the media, Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “There is no charge sheet against your governor. There is no such document. This is wrong information. I didn’t expect it from any senior politician. I have done hawala charges in any court. Haven’t taken a stay.” sheet because there was no one there.”
The governor said, “I will not bow down under any circumstances. I will not bow down under any circumstances. I will do whatever I can to serve the people of West Bengal.” Culture, no one took action against the younger sister. I won’t go that way. I am sad Mamta ji is a mature leader. Why did they do it?”
His remarks came after Mamata Banerjee launched a series of attacks on Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday. He said that he has written three letters for the removal of the Governor of West Bengal.
The Jain hawala scandal, also known as the Jain diary case, is a hawala scam dating back to the 1990s. The case related to payments sent through four hawala brokers – the Jain brothers – turned into a major controversy when some prominent politicians of the country were named in the investigation.
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