'Bengal not a Banana Republic': Governor Bose warns WB govt after ED assault

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose strongly condemned the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials by supporters of TMC leader Sheikh Sajahan, labeling it as "alarming, deplorable, and a ghastly incident." In a stern response, Governor Bose emphasized that Bengal is not a "banana republic" and urged the government to halt "barbarism and vandalism" in the state.

He warned that if the Mamata Banerjee government fails in its fundamental duty, the Constitution of India will take appropriate action.

"It is a ghastly incident. It is alarming and deplorable. It is the duty of a civilised government to stop barbarism and vandalism in a democracy. If a govt fails in its basic duty, then the Constitution of India will take its course. I reserve all my constitutional options for appropriate action.

This pre-election violence should find an early end, and this is the beginning of that end." he said."Bengal is not a banana republic. The government should stop barbarism and vandalism in a democracy," he added.

Expressing deep concern over the pre-election violence, Governor Bose called for a swift end to such incidents, marking it as the beginning of a resolution. The politician, Sheikh Sajahan, a close aide of Bengal minister Jyotipriyo Mallick was on ED's raid list. Sajahan's supporters assaulted the ED officials who went to his residence for conducting raids. The agency has been conducting raids in 15 places across Bengal, and Sajahan's house was among the locations under scrutiny.