West Bengal Governor Dhankhar slams Mamata govt, says 'Atmosphere of fear prevails'

West Bengal Goverr Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday slammed Mamata Banerjee led TMC government by saying that an atmosphere of fear prevails in state. goverr and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have been at loggerhes since former took office in July 2019.

While dressing media, Goverr said, "re is such an environment of fear in state that people cant even speak about it. I have been vocal about this since I came here. Fear and democracy cant co-exist."

"re is place for such fear in a cultured state like West Bengal. it is very unfortunate," Dhankhar ded.

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Situation ahe of assembly elections

situation in run-up to West Bengal election gets intense by day with political mudslinging, violence and claims of defeating each or by heavy margins. West Bengal, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holds fort with 222 seats, will go to polls in April-May 2021.  BJP has exuded confidence that it will cross 200 seat mark, however, TMC via its poll strategist Prashant Kishore has contended that BJP will t cross double digits. Moreover, state has seen rigorous campaigning by saffron party which has gone all guns blazing, dispatching its top brass to state to hold massive rallies and dresses to weaken ruling party's efforts to return to power.

Mamata Banerjee-led party recently witnessed exit of its heavyweight leer Suvendu hikari along with six MLAs, one MP, and 16 or grassroots leers, who joined BJP and have w been fielded in saffron party's political campaign. Later, hikari's two brors too joined BJP, while his far was removed from his post in TMC. Also as Sports Minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla has 'retired' from politics, Rajib Banerjee joined BJP along with a few or TMC leers.

Suvendu hikari is most likely to battle it out Mamata Banerjee for Nandigram constituency. While Mamata Banerjee anunced to contest elections from Nandigram which is a stronghold of Suvendu hikari, latter has vowed to defeat her with at least 50,000 votes or else he will quit politics. hikari has gone to say on record that he has taken responsibility of defeating Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram regardless of who contests constituency from BJP.

(With ANI inputs)

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