The letter, according to Trinamul, was sent by Satish Tiwari, additional chief secretary to the governor. A senior police officer in Murshidabad - Tripathi visited the district on February 6 - was also learnt to have been asked to be present. "He (Tripathi) has mentioned things like law and order and security along the international (Bangla) border in the letter. The BJP justified Tripathi's move, with state chief and MLA Dilip Ghosh saying the governor was well within his rights to send such a letter. He (Tripathi) enjoys the authority to do whatever he has done so far," said Ghosh.

Source: The Telegraph February 07, 2018 20:03 UTC