New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister brought the bitter spat with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in public domain, claiming that the latter was acting ‘much beyond his mandate’.

Mamata Banerjee accused Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of repeatedly interfering in the functioning of the state administration, and asked him to judge who has crossed the limit of constitutional dharma and the norms of decency between the two constitutional functionaries.

In a strongly worded seven-page letter to the governor, Banerjee said Dhankhar has forgotten that she is the “elected chief minister of a proud Indian state” whereas he is nominated.

“It is for you to judge who has flagrantly transgressed constitutional dharma and even basic norms of decency between constitutional functionaries,” Banerjee said in the letter.

Accusing the Governor of “direct attacks on her” and her ministers and officers, and of “repeated and consistent interference” in the administration Banerjee urged him to judge “ who has transgressed constitutional dharma.”

Governor took potshots at Mamata govt

A little eary in the day, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar fired salvo at the Mamata Banerjee government over the ‘red carpet’ treatment for a World Health Organization (WHO) team and asking the government about the outcome of the visit.

State govt and Centre had come at loggerheads when the Central team came for inspection of Covid-19 preparedness in the TMC ruled state.