Bengal Governor should resign on moral grounds: Journalist Vineet Narain after Mamata Banerjee rekindles 1996 Jain Hawala scam

Notably, Dhankhar was one of the persons charge-sheeted in the 1996 Hawala case in which several Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers, Governors and Leaders of Opposition besides bureaucrats were charge-sheeted for corruption.

New Delhi: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar a “corrupt man” highlighting his involvement in the infamous Jain Hawala scam, noted journalist and anti-corruption activist, Vineet Narain, known for exposing the 1996 scandal, jumped into the debate. In a Facebook post, Narain said that the Bengal Governor should resign on moral grounds. He added, “Since there was no trial, how can one be acquitted?” Notably, Dhankhar was one of the persons chargesheeted in the 1996 Hawala case in which several Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers, Governors and Leaders of Opposition besides bureaucrats were chargesheeted for corruption.