West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote a nine-page letter to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, criticising him for questioning the police about the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Banerjee sternly asked Dhankhar to act according to the Constitution and refrain from surpassing her.
Dhankhar had earlier this week rebuked Bengal Director General of Police Virendra for sending a mere “two-line” reply to him when asked about his management of the law and order situation in the state. The governor had also asked the top officer to meet him by September 26. He had expressed concern about the “alarming” situation in the state.
Unidentified officials told The Telegraph that Dhankhar had also sought details about the investigation into Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Barrackpore Arjun Singh, who has been accused of misappropriating funds of…