Governor’s scheduled visit to Cooch Behar unilateral: Mamata Banerjee
The Hindu
It’s violative of long-standing norms, she says
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, describing his scheduled visit to Cooch Behar on Thursday as “unilateral proceedings”, which is “violative of long-standing norms of procedures”. She urged the Governor to desist from abrupt decisions with regard to field visits. Mr. Dhankhar was scheduled to Visit Cooch Behar and meet those affected by post poll violence. “I find from social media that you are unilaterally proceeding to the district of Cooch Behar on 13.05.2021 and sadly, I find that to be violative of the long-standing norms as evolved over several decades. I, therefore, would expect that you will kindly follow the well-established norms of protocol as stated above, and desist from abrupt decision with regard to field visits,” the Chief Minister wrote. She referred to the Manual of Protocols, Ceremonials, Government of West Bengal, Home Department, stating that the Governor’s visits to places was finalised by his Secretary after obtaining orders from the government.More Related News