Thaw in Mamata Banerjee govt’s ties with Governor: Ananda Bose’s speech to mark beginning of Bengal Budget Session

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Governor C V Ananda Bose to present inaugural code astatine West Bengal's Budget Session starting February 10. (Source: File Photo)

The West Bengal Legislative Assembly’s Budget Session volition statesman connected February 10 with Governor C V Ananda Bose’s inaugural address, marking a instrumentality of the contented aft a one-year gap.

Last year, the Budget Session had nary Governor’s code and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislators justified it by saying the league had lone been reconvened aft an adjournment sine dice (indefinite). Uncertainties were looming implicit the opening code of the Governor this time, too, since the Winter Session of the House was conscionable adjourned sine die.

If the upcoming Budget Session was presented arsenic a continuation of the adjourned session, the Governor’s opening code could person been deemed technically unnecessary. However, Assembly sources noted that a ceremonial invitation had already been sent to the Governor’s office. The West Bengal Budget volition beryllium presented connected February 12 by Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya. The fund league is apt to proceed until February 19.

Previously, the equation betwixt the Raj Bhawan and the authorities had been rather strained. However, signs of positivity began to aboveground successful December 2024 erstwhile the Governor conducted the swearing-in of six TMC MLAs. The ceremonial occurred successful the Assembly and was attended by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Speaker Biman Banerjee.

Ananda Bose was appointed arsenic the Governor of West Bengal successful November 2022. Over the past 3 years, helium has had respective confrontations with the authorities government. The Governor has openly criticised the functioning of the authorities authorities nether Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, peculiarly regarding the instrumentality and bid situation. This disapproval has provoked beardown reactions from the TMC.

The narration betwixt Raj Bhawan and the authorities authorities reached a debased constituent successful May 2024 erstwhile a Raj Bhawan worker alleged that the Governor had sexually assaulted her. Following this, the TMC leadership, including CM Banerjee, criticised the Governor. Mamata Banerjee stated, “Women person informed maine that they bash not consciousness harmless visiting Raj Bhawan owed to the caller incidents reported there.” In response, the Governor approached the Calcutta High Court and filed a defamation lawsuit against Banerjee.

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