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Bengal Governor s Violence Survey Spawns Duel With Mamata Banerjee Bengal Governor s Violence Survey Spawns Duel With Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee and governor Dhankhar have faced off on post-poll violence from the day she was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bengal for the third time.
Mamata Banerjee and Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhawan last week.
Kolkata:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and governor Jagdeep Dhankhar once again found themselves in disagreement on Wednesday - this time over his plans to visit Cooch Behar district to meet, as he put it in several tweets, people affected by post-poll violence.
As per his tweets, Mr Dhankhar is to visit the Cooch Behar district tomorrow. On Friday, he plans to visit camps in Assam where alleged victims of violence in Bengal have fled for shelter.
Coronavirus second wave | List of States that have imposed restrictions, curfew and lockdowns
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The Union government has left it to the States to impose restrictions in order to curb the rising COVID-19 cases.
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City streets wear a deserted look during government imposed lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Prayagraj, Sunday, May 9, 2021
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The Union government has left it to the States to impose restrictions in order to curb the rising COVID-19 cases.
The Union government has left it to the States to impose restrictions in order to curb the rising COVID-19 cases. In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told States to consider lockdowns as a last resort to plateau the rising virus cases.
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