Written Thrice To PM Seeking Bengal Governor's Removal: Mamata Banerjee

Calling the governor a "Centre's man", Ms Banerjee refrained from commenting much on his meeting with President Ram Nath Kovind and several other union ministers in Delhi.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday took a dig at Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's New Delhi visit as she said a "child can be cajoled into silence" but not an elderly man, noting that she has thrice written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw him from the state. Calling the governor a "Centre's man", Ms Banerjee refrained from commenting much on his meeting with President Ram Nath Kovind and several other union ministers in Delhi. "What can I say? A child can be cajoled into silence. In this case, speech is silver; silence is golden," she said. Asked about media reports suggesting that the governor might be removed, Ms Banerjee said she is not aware of any such development.