Bengal Guv visits Assam camp sheltering people affected by post-poll violence

    Dhubri (Assam), May 14 (PTI) West Bengal Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday visited a camp in Assam's Ranpagli,
where several families claiming to be BJP supporters have
taken shelter after they had allegedly faced atrocities at the
hands of ruling Trinamool Congress workers following the
assembly elections.
    Accompanied by Nisith Pramanik, the BJP MP from Cooch
Behar in north Bengal, Dhankhar went to the camp in Assam's
Dhubri district and interacted with the people, including
women and children, who have taken refuge there.
    People at the shelter claimed to have fled their homes
in Bengal after the poll results were out on May 2.
    They also alleged that their houses were "ransacked by
Trinamool Congress goons".
    The West Bengal governor travelled to the camp at
Ranpagli by road from Cooch Behar as his helicopter could not
take off owing to bad weather condition.
    Dhankhar had on Thursday visited various places in
Cooch Behar and met people who were allegedly affected by the
post-poll violence. He was shown black flags at Sitalkuchi,
where four villagers died after firing by central forces
during the elections, while "go back" slogans were raised at
Dinhata during his visit to the district.
    The run-up to his visit was marked by a war of words
between the governor and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee.
    The chief minister on Wednesday wrote to him claiming
that his visit to the post-poll violence-affected Cooch Behar
district violates norms, while Dhankhar hit back saying he was
discharging duties mandated by the Constitution.
    He wrote back saying that he has been following the
Constitution since taking oath as the governor and his visit
to Cooch Behar was to share the pain and agony of the people
suffering from the post-poll violence. PTI AMR
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