Camping in New Delhi for the past two days apparently to seek a redress for the deteriorating law and order situation in Bengal, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday lodged his first complaint with President Ram Nath Kovind drawing his attention towards how human rights was being violated in the State, post polls.
The Governor who reportedly met the President for about 45 minutes submitted a note detailing his observations on the deteriorating law and order and human rights, State repression of opposition workers, persecution of them by the ruling Trinamool Congress and what he called a “stunning silence” of the powers that be towards the ongling bloodshed and loot.
In the note the Governor has raised the issue of a prejudiced administrative system where the police and the administration allegedly worked to further the interests of the ruling political party.
The Governor is also reported to have given detailed reports on every district and sub-division where such violence was taking place and the places he recently visited to acquire a firsthand experience of the alleged torture being perpetuated on the people, requesting presidentialaction.
Dhankhar who also met Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday evening had on Wednesday called on National Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice Arun Mishra seeking his intervention in the present state of affairs in the State.
Sources said that the Governor briefed the Home Minister about the “retributive violence” being perpetrated on the people in a planned manner with the State Government turning a blind eye on the situation. He is also known to have raised issue of latest “sectarian” attacks that took place at Chandannagore in Hooghly district and Tiljala area right in the heart of Capital Kolkata.
Earlier Bengal Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari too had complained about a Basirhat-Dhulagarh like communal attacks being organized in these too places.
On whether Dhankhar had suggested any “constitutional measures” was not clear but TMC leaders in Kolkata said that the party was prepared of any such step with a minister from North Kolkata adding “whole State will erupt if the Centre dares impose Article 356.”
The Governor who was on a 3-day trip to the national Capital earlier met Union Ministers Prahlad Singh Patel and Prahlad Joshi before tweeting “… had useful interaction with Union Minister of Coal and Mines and Parliamentary Affairs...” Sources reporting on the “useful interactions” said talks also featured on investigations into the multi-crore coal scam from Bengal --- involving some of TMC’s top leadership.
Earlier complaining on the alleged “retributive post poll violence” Dhankhar said how the State Government was turning a blind eye to the incidents that had rendered thousands of people homeless and properties worth cores looted and destroyed.
Later before flying to Delhi he wrote to Chief Minister how despite four Cabinet meetings having taken place in the past six weeks … not a single word was been spent on the post poll violence … and no minister or officer visited the affected areas and no compensation was declared.”
“I told the Chief Minister to update me about the situation but … there was no response on her part … it seems that the police have forgotten its work … the police and the Home Department must rise above partisan politics … (or else) I shall not overlooked the matter,” the Governor said.