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Bengal Panchayat Polls Will Be Held Peacefully, Pallbearers Will Be Disappointed: Guv Bose

The West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has said that the Panchayat elections will be held peacefully and all the pallbearers will be disappointed.

The West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has said that the Panchayat elections will be held peacefully and all the pallbearers will be dissappointed. "After this elections, I'm confident that the pallbearers will be dissappointed. Elections will be held peacefully. It will be the victory of the people," CV Ananda Bose said, as quoted by the news agency ANI.

On the ruling Trinamool Congress criticising his movement in the state, CV Ananda Bose said "I have not received any movement restriction from anyone. What is talked outside by the political parties is their right. I will do my duty, the way I feel is right. That will be within the Constitution of India within the framework of the rule of law & upholding the interest of the people of Bengal," as quoted by ANI.  

When asked about CM Mamata Banerjee saying that the nomination process was peaceful and the violence erupted hence, Bose said, "The CM is the elected leader of the people. The CM can have a perception that is different from that of the Governor because the grammar of politics and the grammar of governance is different. So that, dichotomy is bound to be there. I don't want to comment on the assessment made by a constitutional colleague," as quoted by ANI.

Last week on Saturday, Bose said he has an "excellent working relationship" with the Mamata Banerjee government despite "agreements and disagreements," as quoted by the news agency PTI. Bose said there have been discussions between him and the state government on sensitive issues, but every time they were held “respecting each other’s turf”. In an interview with PTI at the Raj Bhavan, Bose said his primary goal is the welfare of West Bengal’s people and he never faced any hurdles from the state government.

“I have a very good working relationship with the state government. There can be agreements and disagreements. There can also be divergence of interests and priorities. That’s what keeps the government going. We discuss sensitive issues but always maintain the ‘Lakshman Rekha’ and never try to redraw it,” Bose said. The ‘Lakshman Rekha’, as depicted in the Ramayana, is a line drawn by Lakshman around their dwelling where he was staying with his elder brother Rama and sister-in-law Sita in the Panchavati forest. Lakshman had drawn the line to protect Sita when he had gone out to look for Rama in the forest.

The Governor described Banerjee as his “Constitutional colleague” and said both should work together for the well-being of the people. “We are constitutional colleagues and not in the game of assessing each other. We have to give good governance. That’s what I am trying to do and I haven’t faced any obstacles so far,” he said.

On July 8 panchayat polls, Bose said, “Just because there are some lawbreakers, people should not shy away from asserting their democratic rights. The lawbreakers have to be brought to book. Timely action against violence is needed,” he said. On allegations by Trinamool Congress that he is working on behalf of the BJP, Bose said a political party being critical of the Governor is not strange in a democracy.

“A political party has the right to arrive at any political conclusion. They can assess the Governor in any manner they choose. This is a pluralistic society where different shades of opinion can grow. I welcome criticism and critics are the best teachers,” Bose said. Bose, a retired Kerala cadre IAS officer of the 1977 batch, has been describing Bengal as his second home since the day he became Bengal’s Governor in November last.

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