West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will visit the politically troubled Diamond Harbour on December 16.
Raj Bhavan sources said Dhankhar will officially visit Ram Krishna Mission at Sarisha where BJP president J.P. Nadda had gone last week. Nadda was attacked near Sarisha.
A day after Nadda's convoy was attacked by Trinamool Congress workers, allegedly planned by TMC leader Saukat Mollah, the governor called chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay and Director General of police Virendra. However, Raj Bhavan sources said "no satisfactory" replies were received from the two top officials of the West Bengal government.
With exchange of letters continued between Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla and Bandyopadhyay over summoning of top officers in Delhi, the visit of Dhankhar to Diamond Harbour is highly significant.
The Union home secretary also transferred three senior IPS officers of Bengal to Delhi. The officers are yet to be relieved of duty by the Mamata Banerjee government.
Four senior IPS officers, meanwhile, sought central deputation, which are also pending before the chief minister for clearance.
Sources have confirmed that the governor will visit the place where Nadda was attacked and will also take stock of situation at the locality.
"He would try to know whether the locals are living under any fear psychosis of a particular group of people who are considered mighty," said an officer of Raj Bhavan.
The governor's wife will also accompany him during the trip. This suggests that the governor was invited by the Ram Krishna Mission there. The question is if Ram Krishna Mission was forced to invite Dhankhar to apprise him of the situation there.
Raj Bhavan refused to divulge further information about the visit. Nonetheless, the visit of governor to the trouble-prone areas, which hogged the national limelight recently, would have huge administrative implications.