Why Bengal police are unhappy with Mamata

Banerjee has refused to use her official bulletproof car, dispensed with the pilot car of her convoy, which she has also pruned and claims no preference for her vehicles at traffic signals, which has left security officials worried.

"The chief minister has instructed the police that she didn't need any extra arrangements and will follow traffic rules like any other citizen," a senior police officer said on condition of anonymity.

Commenting on her own security, the chief minister told a Madhymaik topper who said her mother was concerned about it, "I will keep in mind what you are saying. Tell your mother that I am thankful to her for thinking about my safety," Banerjee told the girl Megha Mullick of the Ramkrishna Mission Sarada Vidyapeeth in Jayrambati during a TV interview.

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On May 20, the day of swearing-in of the Mamata Banerjee government, the Trinamool Congress supremo walked the 500 metres from the Raj Bhavan to the Writer's Buildings.

In the last seven days, Banerjee paid surprise visits to two state-run hospitals, the SSKM and the Bangur Institute of Neurology as also the Alipore Bodyguard Lines. She turned back from visiting another one, the R G Kar Hospital, because of the crowds.

Huge crowds surged in from all sides for a glimpse of the state's first woman chief minister, as harried security personnel tried to maintain order.

The crowds were so enthusiastic finding the chief minister walking in their midst that they followed her into the Writers' Buildings.

There was a serious security lapse inside when security personnel found the main entry to the chief minister's chamber blocked by people who had gathered in huge numbers in the corridor. The harried security men had to escort her through the conference room to her chamber.

He said, however, that there would be more plainclothesmen around the chief minister and that her security would never be compromised.

Banerjee has also been making unscheduled visits and freely interacting with the people.