government Tuesday crossed swords over statistics of rapes and
kidnappings in West Bengal with the state home department
questioning the authenticity of the figures stated by Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar.
The governor, who has been at loggerheads with the
state government over a range of issues, Tuesday urged Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee to put law and order in place before
“attending flames elsewhere” and tweeted figures of rapes and
kidnappings in the state in August this year.
The state home department, which is led by Banerjee
herself, was prompt to refute the allegations as “baseless and
ill-founded” and not based on any official report.
“Rapes-223 and Kidnappings-639 @MamataOfficial in
August 2020 as per official reports indicate worrisome state
of crime against women – a cause of concern. Time to douse
fire under feet and put law and order in place @WBPolice
@KolkataPolice before attending flames elsewhere,” Dhankhar
said on Twitter.
“Rajbhavan dissemination of WB “statistics” on rape
and kidnapping is not based on any official report, data, or
information. Allegations are baseless, ill-founded, and
misguiding: totally incongruous with authentic facts and
figures,” the home department tweeted.
Dhankhar was quick to express his displeasure and
asked that the tweets by the state home department be
withdrawn.
Those responsible “for such outrageously incorrect
assertions to run down a constitutional office will not be
without consequences,” he warned.
“Stunned @MamataOfficial terrible misrepresentation.
Must apologetically withdraw and make amends. Statistics of
Rapes-223 and Kidnappings-639 in August 2020 emanate from
authentic reports officially sent to me from each of
Divisions. All figures after due diligence,” he said in a
tweet.
The governor slammed the state director general of
police and the state home department for showing “defiance to
directive to apprise on nose-diving law and order and now such
untruths”.
“Both CS (chief secretary) and ACS (additional chief
secretary) Home @MamataOfficial have been advised to forthwith
make amends as such stance is unexpected – must forthrightly
withdraw input. How ironical- Both DGP @WBPolice and ACS Home
show defiance to directive to apprise on nosediving law and
order and now such untruths,” he said.
“Those responsible for such outrageously incorrect
assertions to run down a constitutional office will not be
without consequences. Such stance in public interest cannot be
countenanced.
“Action will surely ensue. Hope they are as quick with
truth as with falsehood and make amends.” he said in a series
of tweets.
The faceoff between the Raj Bhavan and the TMC
government triggered a war of words between the ruling TMC and
the opposition BJP.
The saffron party accused the government of insulting
the constitutional head of the state.
“In no other state, you will see the state government
is busy insulting the governor. The way the governor has been
insulted by the TMC government and its ministers is
unprecedented,” state BJP president Dilip Ghosh said.
Senior TMC leader and spokesperson Saugato Roy said
the Governor “is not acting in a way he should keeping in mind
the high office he holds.
“By tweeting against the state government and by
making political remarks he (governor) has repeatedly exposed
himself,” Roy added. PTI PNT KK
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