Army row: West Bengal Governor, Mamata Banerjee in tussle

Kolkata: After targeting the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee crossed swords with the state’s governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Saturday after he disapproved of her remarks on the deployment of the Army at toll plazas, saying one should exercise caution while levelling allegations against a responsible organisation like the Army.

“Every person should be extremely careful while making allegation against a responsible organisation like the Army,” Mr Tripathi said.

As soon as Ms Banerjee learnt that about the governor’s remarks, she hit back terming his statement “unfortunate”.

“The governor is speaking in the voice of the Central government! He was not in the city for about 8 days,” she tweeted.

“Before making statements, all details should have been checked. It is very unfortunate,” she said in a statement.

Hours later, a delegation of Trinamul Congress ministers called on Mr Tripathi to register their strong protest against the presence of Army personnel on highways in Bengal without the permission of the state government.