West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday rubbished the allegations levelled by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra that his family members and other acquaintances have been appointed as officers on special duty (OSDs) in Raj Bhavan. Calling it "factually wrong", governor Dhankar said it's a "distraction strategy" to divert attention from "alarming law and order situation" in the state. The TMC leader was reacting to Dhankhar’s tweets on alleged post-assembly poll violence in West Bengal. Addressing the governor as 'uncle-ji', Moitra said the situation in Bengal will improve if Dhankar leaves with his “extended family”. Dhankar took over as West Bengal governor on July 30, 2019.

Source: Hindustan Times June 07, 2021 08:00 UTC