A political storm is brewing in West Bengal following remarks made by Governor C V Ananda Bose on elections in the state and a fiery counterattack by Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee.

Reacting to the governor’s support for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Banerjee , known for making controversial statements, Banerjee on Saturday accused the governor of actively aiding criminals. “First, tell the governor not to shelter the BJP ’s criminals in Raj Bhavan. He is keeping offenders there, giving them guns and bombs, and telling them to attack Trinamool workers. Let him stop this first,” the MP alleged.

He called Bose an “incompetent governor” and a “BJP-servant governor,” claiming that “nothing good will happen in West Bengal” as long as he remained in office

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