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Bengal Guv Dhankhar asks Mamata govt to furnish information sought by him

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jan 27, 2022, at 07:19 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said he has conveyed to the Mamata Banerjee Government about its constitutional “duty” regarding furnishing of information sought by him.

Taking to Twitter, Dhankhar said, "Guv emphasised that no information whatsoever can be screened from him by govt & such conduct will be constitutional transgression that shall not be overlooked."

Rejecting the stance of the Mamata Banerjee Government, Dhankhar said, ''There can be no question of the office of Hon'ble Governor seeking access to documents & files on a subject matter which is entirely within the domain of state executive & in respect of which the Governor has no authority or jurisdiction. "

Guv Dhankhar has rejected stance @MamataOfficial
“there can be no question of office of Hon'ble Governor seeking access to documents & files on a subject matter which is entirely within domain of state executive & in respect of which Governor has no authority or jurisdiction.”
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) January 27, 2022

Dhankhar called upon the Mamata Banerjee Government to make available information at the earliest sought by him as regards July 26 Pegasus notification and also relating to Pandemic Purchase Enquiry, Bengal Global Business Summit, Bengal Aerotropolis Project, GTA, MAA Canteen and State Finance Commission.

Guv called upon @MamataOfficial to make available earliest information sought as regards July 26 Pegasus notification & also relating to Pandemic Purchase Enquiry, Bengal Global Business Summit, Bengal Aerotropolis Project, GTA, MAA Canteen and State Finance Commission.
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) January 27, 2022

#WestBengal #JagdeepDhankhar #MamataBanerjee #WestBengalGovernor

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