Asking the top court to invoke its extraordinary jurisdiction in the case, the complainant, an employee of Raj Bhavan, in her petition says immunity granted to governors can't be absolute.
Kolkata police have booked governor's OSD, pantry staff & peon for allegedly trying to stop woman from filing sexual harassment complaint against governor.
A 'sizeable folder' has been sent to police. Complainant lashes out at Governor CV Ananda Bose for revealing her identity, not including footage from rooms where alleged incident happened.
Governor CV Ananda Bose's office has invited citizens to sign up to watch the footage at Raj Bhavan. Complainant says, 'should have shared CCTV footage on day 1 when police requested it'.
The woman, a contractual worker at Raj Bhavan, has accused Governor Bose of 'inappropriately touching' her on two occasions. Kolkata Police have set up an SIT to probe the matter.
In a statement, Raj Bhavan has called this an 'election ploy', adding that 1 more person 'has been planted with sinister intent'. CV Ananda Bose says he's 'waiting for next grenade'.
Police are yet to register case against CV Ananda Bose & are seeking legal guidance since Article bars criminal proceedings against president & governor during their term in office.
Raj Bhavan observed 20 June as statehood day in line with home ministry circular. Ruling TMC wants it on Bengali new year day as 20 June is 'reminder of 1947 communal holocaust'.
The governor had previously opened a ‘Peace Room’ at the Raj Bhavan to address violence-related complaints from people in districts during the recently-held panchayat elections.
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