In his letter to the chief minister, the governor complained that the “dialogue deadlock” needed to be ended, adding that it “constantly becomes a hindrance to possible resolution of issues”.
In his letter to the chief minister, the governor complained that the “dialogue deadlock” needed to be ended, adding that it “constantly becomes a hindrance to possible resolution of issues”.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Speaker Biman Banerjee held an hour-long conversation on Sunday regarding the session of the House starting Monday as the state’s constitutional head wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asking her to hold talks at the earliest. demanded.
The governor had, among other things, invited the Speaker to discuss live coverage of his address in the House on Monday, complaining that it had been “blacked out” on earlier occasions.
Mr Dhankhar tweeted, “Today at Raj Bhavan, there was an hour-long conversation between the Governor and the Speaker of the Assembly regarding the upcoming assembly session.”
After the deadlock over the timing of the sitting of the House, the Governor has called the Assembly on Monday at 2 pm and the Governor has said that a typographical error in earlier communication Which had given a vague 2 o’clock as the start time of the budget session, could be changed only when the cabinet met again and passed another resolution correcting the time following all constitutional procedures.
“In view of the unhygienic conditions during the earlier speeches in the Assembly, which included ‘blacking out’ the ‘live coverage’ of the Address, I find it expedient to hold talks with the Hon’ble Speaker so that the sanctity of the proceedings is maintained. And the dignity of the post of governor has not been compromised,” Dhankhar wrote to Biman Banerjee.
A copy of the letter was attached along with a tweet message on the Governor’s Twitter handle.
The governor, in a separate letter sent on Sunday to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urged her to hold talks with him at the earliest, which is expected to help pave the way for a “seamless coordinated stand” regarding his address in the assembly.
This was in response to Ms Banerjee’s message to Mr Dhankhar that she would meet him after the inaugural session of the Assembly on Monday.
“As only one day is left before the inaugural session of the Assembly, we are getting ready to welcome you to the Vidhan Sabha tomorrow,” he wrote, a copy of which is attached to a press release issued by the Raj Bhavan.
The release also referred to an earlier letter from the chief minister, to which the governor replied saying that he was “shocked” at the February 23 response to his invitation for talks, indicating that “at present, I am associated with various programmes. I will definitely come after the inaugural session of the assembly to thank you and have a cup of tea with you.
It said that the communication sent by the Governor on February 15 and 22 “with the intention of urging you (Chief Minister) to respond to all the issues so far is implemented at the earliest and at the Raj Bhavan anytime during the week”. Make it convenient for talks. Further.” seemed lost.
The governor complained that the “dialogue impasse” needed to be ended, maintaining that it “constantly (becomes) an obstacle to a possible resolution of the issues.”
The governor and the state government have been at loggerheads for a long time over issues such as calling top state officials and state vice-chancellors without informing the state government and commenting on a rethinking of the tradition of making ministers in the state. The governor of the state, the chancellor, runs the university on the basis of his office. At the same time, there have been complaints by the state that the governor is delaying the consent of bills like the bifurcation of Howrah Municipality.