Overview
- Raj Bhavan directed Kolkata Police to register an FIR on Kalyan Banerjee’s allegation and warned of action for any non-compliance.
- Governor C. V. Ananda Bose cut short his tour to lead a joint combing operation with Kolkata Police, the CRPF, and bomb and dog squads, with the premises evacuated and the exercise live-streamed.
- Media and civil-society observers were invited to accompany the search, following Sunday’s opening of Raj Bhavan for on-site verification of the claims.
- The Governor’s office sought legal opinion and said it is considering a referral to the Lok Sabha Secretariat while demanding an unconditional apology if the allegation is unproven.
- Bose denounced the charge as “inflammatory, explosive and irresponsible,” questioned how arms could exist under Z-plus security, and Banerjee said he would fight any legal action and consider counter-suits.