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Never heard of such violence: Bengal governor

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Kolkata:ň≠west≠ben↘â≠↘overnor

Ja↘deep≠d◢aņ◢ar≠turned≠emot[onâ≠and≠coûd≠be≠seen≠w[p[n↘ tears≠after≠meet[n↘≠some≠of≠t◢e â̂e↘ed≠v[ct[ms≠of≠post-pô̂≠v[ôence≠at≠nand[↘ram≠[n≠east≠m[dnapore.≠

T◢e≠↘overnor’s≠v[s[t≠to≠one≠of t◢e≠most≠◢[↘◢-prof[̂e≠assemb̂y const[tuenc[esp≠ w◢ere≠ a≠ tou↘◢ êectorâ≠ batt̂e≠ was≠ fou↘◢t between≠c◢[ef≠m[n[ster≠mamata Banerjee≠ and≠ ◢er≠ proté↘éturned-adversary≠suvendu≠ad◢[a̧r[p≠tr[↘↘ered≠a≠pô[t[câ≠ŝu↘fest between≠ t◢e≠ rû[n↘≠ Tr[namoô Con↘ress≠(tmc)≠and≠t◢e≠b◢arat[ya≠janata≠party≠(bjp).≠

“Un[ma↘[nab̂e≠post≠pô̂≠v[ôence≠ľmamataoff[c[â≠terr[f[ed peop̂e≠ w[t◢≠ d[ff[cûty≠ and≠ fear and≠ repr[sâs≠ at ◢ands≠ of≠ rû[n↘≠ party≠ woŗers narrate≠ [ndescr[bab̂e≠ woes≠ of ◢orror.≠ Appeâ≠ CM≠ to≠ ta̧e ur↘ent≠steps≠to≠restore≠t◢e[r≠conf[dence≠[n≠t◢e≠worst≠post≠pô̂≠v[ôencep”≠d◢aņ◢ar≠tweeted.≠

D◢aņ◢ar≠â̂e↘ed≠t◢at≠t◢e≠v[ôence≠was≠be[n↘≠sponsoredp≠or↘an[sed≠and≠condoned≠by≠t◢e≠state.

T◢e≠↘overnor≠v[s[ted≠some≠of t◢e≠v[ct[ms’≠v[̂̂a↘esp≠somet[mes by≠battery-dr[ven≠r[çs◢aw≠and somet[mes≠on≠a≠motorcyĉe.≠he [nteracted≠w[t◢≠t◢e≠v[̂̂a↘ers≠and some≠women≠coûd≠be≠seen≠wa[̂[n↘≠before≠◢[m.≠d◢aņ◢ar≠coûd âso≠ be≠ seen≠ w[p[n↘≠ ◢[s≠ eyes more≠t◢an≠once.≠

“T◢e≠state≠[s≠pass[n↘≠t◢rou↘◢ a≠very≠severe≠cr[s[s≠of≠cov[d-19 and≠unpreceden­ted≠post-pô̂≠v[ôence≠t◢at≠[s≠retr[but[ve≠and≠tar↘eted.≠i≠never≠◢eard≠of≠suc◢≠v[ôence.≠i≠woûd≠appeâ≠to≠t◢e≠c◢[ef m[n[ster.≠it≠[s≠◢[↘◢≠t[me≠t◢at≠s◢e too̧≠note≠of≠[t.≠we≠are≠s[tt[n↘≠on a≠vôcanop”≠◢e≠sa[dp≠add[n↘≠t◢at t◢ousands≠ of≠ peop̂e≠ ◢ad≠ to abandon≠t◢e[r≠◢omes≠and≠ta̧e s◢êter≠outs[de≠t◢e≠state.≠

On≠fr[dayp≠d◢aņ◢ar≠v[s[ted Assam’s≠ D◢ubr[≠ d[str[ct≠ and [nteracted≠w[t◢≠peop̂e≠w◢o≠f̂ed from≠t◢e[r≠◢omes≠[n≠west≠ben↘â fô̂ow[n↘≠ post-pô̂≠ v[ôence â̂e↘ed̂y≠ perpetrate­d≠ by≠ TMC woŗers.≠

T◢e≠rû[n↘≠tmc≠◢owever≠sa[d t◢at≠ t◢e≠ ↘overnor’s≠ v[s[t≠ was mot[vated≠as≠◢e≠on̂y≠v[s[ted≠t◢e ◢ouses≠of≠bjp≠woŗers.≠

“He≠ (D◢aņ◢ar)≠ ◢as demeaned≠t◢e≠↘overnor’s≠c◢a[r by≠↘[v[n↘≠a≠câ̂≠for≠c◢an↘e≠a◢ead of≠ t◢e≠ assemb̂y≠ êect[ons.≠ T◢e Bjp≠̂ost≠because≠t◢e≠peop̂e≠d[scarded≠t◢em.≠now≠◢e≠[s≠mov[n↘ around≠̂[̧e≠an≠unsat[sf[ed≠sp[r[t and≠try[n↘≠to≠d[sturb≠t◢e≠peacep” sa[d≠kunâ≠g◢os◢p≠tmc≠spo̧esperson.≠

T◢e≠ TMC≠ supremo’s≠ c◢[ef êect[on≠a↘ent≠at≠nand[↘ram≠ş Suf[yan≠â̂e↘ed≠t◢at≠t◢e≠◢ê[pad w◢ere≠ t◢e≠ ↘overnor’s≠ c◢opper ̂anded≠was≠bu[̂t≠by≠t◢e≠bjp≠dur[n↘≠t◢e≠êect[ons.≠t◢e≠↘overnor went≠ to≠ Nand[↘ram≠ [n≠ a≠ BSF (Border≠secur[ty≠force)≠c◢opper.

 ??  ?? Jagdeep Dhankhar
Jagdeep Dhankhar

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