Hours after Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose pulled up the State Government for its handling of the Coochbehar violence — where the convoy of Union Minister Nishit Pramanik's vehicle was attacked by alleged Trinamool Congress men —TMC mouthpiece ‘Jago Bangla’ on Monday hit back strongly criticising Raj Bhavan for allegedly towing the lines of his predecessor Jagdeep Dhankhar who had a turbulent relationship with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee before being elevated as the Vice-President of India.

The TMC mouthpiece said that the statement issued by the Governor not only proved that he was following in the footsteps of Dhankhar but also underscored the fact that he had come to implement the "hidden agenda" of the BJP in Bengal.

Accusing the Governor of acting unilaterally without listening to the both sides and after listening to the BJP's side of the story only, Jago Bangla wondered as to why Bose was silent on the issue of the BSF gunning down a local Raj Bangshi youth on mere suspicion that he was a smuggler.

Curiosity when Bose had assumed charge post Dhankhar era by heaping praises on the Chief Minister, all and sundry had thought that the chemistry between Raj Bhavan and Nabanna (State secretariat) would improve.

However, things tended to take turn to a different direction with the Governor in a strongly worded statement to the media warned that he would act and not sir silent if situations like the attack on Pramanik's convoy were repeated.

He said that the "Governor will not be a mute witness to any deterioration of Law and Order anywhere, anytime in the State, and strong and effective intervention will follow to ensure that the rot is stemmed in the root effectively, and peace and harmony restored."

He also said that, as Governor, it was his duty "to ensure that West Bengal does not slip into a 'soft state'. Rule of law will be established with an iron fist in a velvet glove. Democracy will not be allowed to degenerate into mobocracy."