Accused of molesting woman, Bengal Guv says he expects more allegations; TMC demands probe

His statement came after senior TMC leaders claimed in a series of social media posts that the woman, who had levelled the allegations, has been taken to a police station to complain against the Bengal governor

A day after a contractual employee of the Raj Bhavan accused him of molesting her, West Bengal Governor Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose on May 3 said that he expects more such allegations "in the offing".

Describing the allegations as "absurd drama", Mr. Bose, in an apparent reference to the ruling Trinamool Congress, said that none would be able to deter him from his "determined efforts to expose corruption and curb violence".

The ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday said that the party has no role in this and demanded an impartial inquiry into the allegation to ascertain the truth.

In a recorded statement released by Raj Bhavan, Mr. Bose said, "I welcome all the generous allegations and the frequent innuendoes passed on me by some political forces. I understand, my friends, there is more in the offing. But one thing is clear, none of the absurd dramas is going to deter me from my determined efforts to expose corruption and curb violence."

Claiming that character assassination is the last resort of a “failing malevolence", Mr. Bose said, "A more sinister plot has been hatched in the Raj Bhavan".

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Mr. Bose mocked the allegations saying that one day he would also be blamed for the Bengal Feminine of 1943 as well as the '1946 Calcutta Killings'.