MOMENTS after administering oath to the Ministers of the Mamata Banerjee Government, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday expressed concern over the situation arising out of post-poll violence in the State and said he would soon be visiting the affected areas. Dhankhar, while talking to reporters, also said that people are being made to pay with their lives for exercising their franchise. “The situation that arose out of post-poll violence is worrisome. I will be visiting the violence-hit areas in the State,” he underlined.

 

The Governor further said that the State administration was yet to respond to his request for necessary arrangements prior to his visit to the affected areas. “If your vote becomes a cause of your death or property destruction, if it leads to arson, then that signals the end of democracy,” he said. Clashes were reported from several places in Bengal following the declaration of assembly election results on May 2. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently said at least 16 people have lost their lives in post-poll violence. 43 TMC legislators sworn-in as Ministers: AT LEAST 43 members of the third cabinet of Mamata Banerjee-Government were on Monday sworn-in as Ministers during a low-key ceremony at the Raj Bhawan, amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Ministers.

 

Three TMC leaders Amit Mitra, Bratya Basu and Rathin Ghosh were sworn-in virtually. Mitra is unwell and both Basu and Ghosh are recuperating from COVID-19. Other elected legislators like Partha Chatterjee, Subrata Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim and Sadhan Pande also took oath at the ceremony, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was present along with other state government officials.Those who were sworn-in include 24 Cabinet Ministers and 10 Ministers of State (independent charge).