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Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose has been critical of chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s handling of the Kolkata medic’s alleged rape and murder case. (Image: PTI)
Bose further declared that his role as Governor will be confined to fulfilling his constitutional duties
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday said that he will “socially boycott” state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stating he will not share any “public platform” with her.
“In solidarity with the Bengal society, I resolve that I will socially boycott the Chief Minister. Socially boycott means I will not be sharing any public platform with the Chief Minister nor will I participate in any public program which involves the Chief Minister,” Bose said in a video statement.
#WATCH | RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case: Governor CV Ananda Bose says “…In solidarity with the Bengal society, I resolve that I will socially boycott the Chief Minister. Socially boycott means I will not be sharing any public platform with the Chief… pic.twitter.com/96UeHNU6p7— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2024
Bose further declared that his role as Governor will be confined to fulfilling his constitutional duties. “My role as Governor will be confined to the constitutional obligations which I have discharged in respect of the Chief Minister,” he noted.
“Nothing more, nothing less. I am deeply pained that serious allegations of a criminal nature have been levelled against the highest officer who is supposed to prevent crime in Kolkata, the Kolkata Police Commission,” he added.