Overview
- Two senior generals from the Eastern Command met Governor C V Ananda Bose at Lok Bhavan to convey their objection to the chief minister’s statement.
- Sources said a written protest was submitted to the Governor, who has referred the issue to the Defence Ministry less than a week before Republic Day.
- A Fort William official confirmed the meeting and said the Governor assured the officers he would examine the matter.
- Mamata Banerjee made the allegation on January 13 without naming the officer, citing the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Political reactions continued, with the BJP dismissing the claim as baseless and the CPI(M) calling for the facts to be established.