Overview
- Kalyan Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress alleged that Raj Bhavan was sheltering BJP 'criminals' and distributing arms to attack TMC workers.
- Governor C. V. Ananda Bose dismissed the accusation as 'inflammatory, explosive and irresponsible' and said he would outline next steps later today.
- Raj Bhavan opened its gates from 5 a.m. for the MP, journalists and civil society to verify the premises, with officials saying some visitors had already arrived.
- The Governor formally requested the Lok Sabha Speaker/Secretariat to conduct an inquiry and said the MP should apologise or face legal action, including possible hate-speech charges, if the claim is untrue.
- Raj Bhavan highlighted that the premises are guarded by Kolkata Police and covered by Z-plus security, called for an immediate probe into any implied breach, and said the Governor will remain in residence despite safety advice to leave.