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 anybody wants some election benefits by maligning me, God bless them. But they cannot stop my fight against corruption and violence in Bengal,” he mentioned.
The Raj Bhavan, in a sequence of posts on X, previously Twitter, mentioned: “To the Raj Bhavan staff who expressed solidarity with Hon’ble Governor Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose against whom some derogatory narratives were circulated by two disgruntled employees as agents of political parties, Hon’ble Governor said”.
“Truth shall triumph. I refuse to be cowed down by engineered narratives. If anybody wants some election benefits by maligning me, God Bless them. But they cannot stop my fight against 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 in Kolkata and is spending the night time on the Raj Bhavan.
Police sources mentioned this afternoon, a lady claiming to be a short lived workers member hooked up to the Peace Room within the Raj Bhavan had approached the police submit situated contained in the Governor’s House and accused Mr Bose of molesting her.
She was taken to the native police station at Hare Street, the place she filed a criticism, 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 are utterly shocked. The same Governor who reached Sandeshkhali talking about women’s rights has now been involved in a rather shameful incident. He has sabotaged the reputation of his post and his chair”.
“Nothing can be more shameful than a Governor getting involved in such heinous crimes and that too in the Raj Bhawan… Today the PM is coming to the state and he will stay at the Raj Bhawan. We want to know his reaction to the matter,” she added.
Journalist-turned-politician Sagarika Ghosh known as the matter “shocking and horrifying”.
BIG. Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose accused of molesting a lady. How totally APPALLING and HORRIFYING. Ahead 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 fulfill the Governor at Raj…
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) May 2, 2024
The difficulty 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 girls.
The state leaders of the BJP have distanced themselves from the matter and the Hasan MP, mentioned to be in Germany for the time being, has been suspended by his celebration.