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Mamata blocks Dhankhar on Twitter over anti-govt posts

January 31, 2022 18:45 IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she has blocked Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter, 'disturbed' by his regular posts against her government on the microblogging platform.

IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata, July 14, 2021. Photograph: ANI Photo

Banerjee also said that Dhankhar has threatened the chief secretary and the director general of police on several occasions.

 

Addressing a press meet in Kolkata, the CM said she has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi several times, seeking the removal of Dhankhar.

"However, no action has been taken so far," Banerjee, who shares an acrimonious relationship with the governor, said.