"Depressed To Know Post-Poll Violence Was Initiated By...": Bengal Governor

In an interview with ANI, reacting to the post-poll violence, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said, "I am getting a series of complaints from the victims of violence."

After meeting the victims of the post-poll violence, West Bengal Governor Ananda Bose said on Tuesday that violence is growing in the state and he is depressed to know that in some cases, violence is being supported or initiated by the government.

In an interview with ANI, reacting to the post-poll violence, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said, "I am getting a series of complaints from the victims of violence. This is not the first time. Last occasion when the victims of post-poll violence came to meet me as governor, they were prevented by the police. This was questioned by the Calcutta High Court. The high court said in very unequivocal terms that anyone who wants to meet the governor with his prior permission should not be prevented by the police. But this time also I was told the police did that. This is very disturbing. Violence is growing in this state. I am depressed that in some cases violence is supported or initiated by the government."

Earlier on June 29, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged incident of assault on a minority woman in Cooch Behar.