Kolkata:
West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose on Thursday invited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the “guest of honour” for any protest inside the Raj Bhavan. The “proposal” came at a time when Banerjee had threatened to stage a dharna outside the Raj Bhavan to protest against “blocking” the bills passed by the state assembly. Speaking to reporters at the airport here, the governor said, “I will request the honorable constitutional colleague, the honorable chief minister to come inside the Raj Bhavan and protest if he wishes.” Why should he stay out?
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“If federalism is interfered with by taking away the rights (of state governments), I will be forced to sit on a dharna outside the Raj Bhavan,” Banerjee said during the Teachers’ Day program on Tuesday. We will not allow injustice. Bengal knows how to fight. Let’s wait and see.” The Governor, as chancellor of state-run universities, recently appointed interim vice-chancellors for eight universities, including Presidency University, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) and Bardhaman University. Strongly criticizing the move, the Chief Minister It was termed as an attempt to interfere in the functioning of state-run universities.
Sources said the names of interim vice-chancellors of eight other universities have also been finalized and the appointment letters are expected to be “issued soon”. Banerjee alleged that the boss was appointing people on his own accord without considering the recommendations of the committee. He said that Islam used to work as a rag picker in the area.
Islam was taken into custody on September 6 and a detailed investigation revealed that the accused had entered India without a valid passport or visa in June this year, police said. A thorough investigation of the case revealed that Islam was a resident of Pirojpur district of Bangladesh. He said that a case has also been registered against him under the Foreigners Act.
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