A day after high-voltage drama,West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar went inside the West Bengal Legislature Assembly complex on Friday through the gate designated for him, and said he is ready to sit for talks with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Dhankar who was on Thursday made to wait outside the Assembly as the gate designated for his entry was locked and made entrance through a gate meant for media persons and officials, on Friday went inside with his wife through the gate designated for the Governor.
He was warmly received by House Marshall, other officials and the MLAs. However, Speaker Biman Banerjee, who was present in the house was not there to receive the Governor, as he was attending a Business Advisory (BA) committee meeting.
Undeterred by his experience the previous day, Dhankhar returned to the Assembly premises on Friday to pay floral tribute at the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary.
Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with the TMC government on several issues since his arrival here in July last, said he is ready to sit for talks with the chief minister.
He told reporters at the Assembly that it is not for the first time that he has spoken about it (talks with cm).