March 05 (TSP Bangla) – C. V. Ananda Bose has resigned as the Governor of West Bengal after serving in the post for about three-and-a-half years, a Raj Bhavan Kolkata official said on Thursday.
“I have spent enough time at governor’s office,” Bose told PTI after resigning.
According to the official, Bose submitted his resignation in New Delhi.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed dismay over the development and said she would not be surprised if the Governor had faced pressure from Union home minister Amit Shah ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
“I am shocked and deeply concerned by the sudden news of the resignation of Shri C.V. Ananda Bose, the Governor of West Bengal. The reasons behind his resignation are not known to me at this moment. However, given the prevailing circumstances, I would not be surprised if the Governor has been subjected to some pressure from the Union Home Minister to serve certain political interests on the eve of the forthcoming State Assembly elections.”
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that R. N. Ravi, the current Governor of Tamil Nadu, has been appointed as the new Governor of West Bengal, another state heading for Assembly elections.
“Union Home Minister just informed me that Shri R.N. Ravi is being appointed as Governor of West Bengal. He never consulted with me as per the established convention in this regard. Such actions undermine the spirit of the Constitution of India and strike at the very foundation of our federal structure. The Centre must respect the principles of cooperative federalism and refrain from taking unilateral decisions that erode democratic conventions and the dignity of States,” she added.
R. N. Ravi, a former IPS officer, served in the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Intelligence Bureau before being appointed deputy National Security Adviser in 2018. After retirement, he was appointed Governor of Meghalaya and later took charge as the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
