: Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 4:24 PM IST
Narada case arrests: Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankar takes serious note of protests outside Raj Bhavan, seeks police report
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Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday took serious note of the demonstrations in front of the Raj Bhavan on consecutive days, despite prohibitory orders in force in the area, and sought a report from the city police. The governor took to Twitter and shared video clips of both the events tagging the official handle of Kolkata Police, and asked them to send comprehensive reports regarding the incidents and the actions taken by 5 pm on Wednesday.
: Monday, May 17, 2021, 2:57 PM IST
Protests in Kolkata as CBI arrests TMC Ministers; Governor slams police, urges Mamata Banerjee to follow rule of law
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday took to Twitter hitting out at the West Bengal police and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee even as protests took place in the state capital. Hundreds gathered outside the CBI s Nizam Palace office in Kolkata after top Trinamool Congress leaders were arrested for their purported role in the Narada scam. The decision has since evoked a furious rejoinder with party supporters clashing with the police even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee agitated within the building.
›West Bengal Governor gave nod on May 7 to CBI request seeking sanction to prosecute 3 TMC MLAs, one other
West Bengal Governor gave nod on May 7 to CBI request seeking sanction to prosecute 3 TMC MLAs, one other
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West Bengal Governor gave nod on May 7 to CBI request seeking sanction to prosecute 3 TMC MLAs, one otherPTI
Last Updated: May 17, 2021, 04:57 PM IST
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Synopsis
The officials said that the agency approached the governor s office as the four were ministers in the previous government at time of the Narada sting case in which politicians were purportedly caught taking money on camera.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar (File Pic)
Highlights
Violence erupted in the city as TMC supporters took to streets
Earlier, CBI arrested four TMC leaders
Kolkata: Following the arrest of four TMC leaders, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday (May 17) sat in protest outside the CBI office in Kolkata.
She rushed to the 15th floor of the ‘Nizam Palace’ that houses CBI’s anti-corruption cell and asserted that she would not leave until the leaders are released.
“Didi (Banerjee) will not leave this CBI office until her party colleagues are released or until she is also arrested,” Banerjee’s spokesperson, lawyer Anindyo Raut was quoted as saying by IANS.