Kolkata:
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has denied allegations of sexual harassment by an worker of the Raj Bhavan, calling it an “engineered narrative”. “If anyone needs some election advantages by maligning me, God bless them. However they can’t cease my battle towards corruption and violence in Bengal,” he mentioned.
The Raj Bhavan, in a collection of posts on X, previously Twitter, mentioned: “To the Raj Bhavan employees who expressed solidarity with Hon’ble Governor Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose towards whom some derogatory narratives had been circulated by two disgruntled staff as brokers of political events, Hon’ble Governor mentioned”.
“Reality shall triumph. I refuse to be cowed down by engineered narratives. If anyone needs some election advantages by maligning me, God Bless them. However they can’t cease my battle towards corruption and violence in Bengal.”
— Raj Bhavan Kolkata (@BengalGovernor) May 2, 2024
The allegations surfaced forward of a go to by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi is anticipated to succeed in Kolkata tonight and will likely be staying on the Raj Bhavan.
Police sources mentioned this afternoon, a lady claiming to be a short lived employees member connected to the Peace Room within the Raj Bhavan had approached the police put up situated contained in the Governor’s Home and accused Mr Bose of molesting her.
She was taken to the native police station at Hare Avenue, the place she filed a grievance, during which she alleged that she was molested a number of instances by the Governor on the pretext of a job.
The allegations have come as a boon to the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress, which had been smarting over the intercourse harassment allegations towards its now suspended chief Sheikh Shahjahan at Sandeshkhali. The Governor was among the many first to talk to the ladies from Sandeshkhali and made harsh remarks concerning the state authorities.
Senior Trinamool chief Shashi Panja mentioned, “We’re completely shocked. The identical Governor who reached Sandeshkhali speaking about ladies’s rights has now been concerned in a quite shameful incident. He has sabotaged the popularity of his put up and his chair”.
“Nothing may be extra shameful than a Governor getting concerned in such heinous crimes and that too within the Raj Bhawan… At the moment the PM is coming to the state and he’ll keep on the Raj Bhawan. We need to know his response to the matter,” she added.
Journalist-turned-politician Sagarika Ghosh known as the matter “stunning and horrifying”.
BIG. Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose accused of molesting a lady. How completely APPALLING and HORRIFYING. Forward of @narendramodi go to to Kolkata who is meant to remain in a single day at Raj Bhavan, a lady has alleged that she was molested whereas she went to satisfy the Governor at Raj…
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) May 2, 2024
The problem comes amid a large row about sexual assault allegations towards a Karnataka MP, over which the BJP is going through criticism from the Opposition.
Prajwal Revanna, a pacesetter of BJP ally Janata Dal Secular and the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, has been accused of raping a number of ladies.
The state leaders of the BJP have distanced themselves from the matter and the Hasan MP, mentioned to be in Germany in the meanwhile, has been suspended by his celebration.
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