TMC accuses Bengal Governor of working on behalf of BJP after Bose sends missives to State, Centre

TMC, BJP accuse each other of interfering in higher edu. TMC accuses Governor of "deliberately adopting a confrontationist approach on behalf of the BJP" and of wanting a "plum posting in New Delhi as a reward". BJP accuses TMC of "humiliating the Governor" for trying to clean up the mess in the edu. system. Governor sent two sealed letters to Centre & State Govt. at midnight, content of which is yet to be disclosed. TMC & BJP continue war of words.

After West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose sent two sealed letters to the Centre and State Government on Saturday midnight, the ruling TMC on September 10 lashed out at him, accusing him of "deliberately adopting a confrontationist approach on behalf of the BJP".

The BJP, on the other hand, accused the ruling party in the State of "humiliating the Governor by attacking him for his efforts to clean up the mess in the State's education system".

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TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen said the Governor's latest act of sending confidential letters at midnight stems from his wish to be in the "good books of BJP with an eye on a plum posting in New Delhi as a reward".

"The Governor is destroying the State's higher education sector by violating all rules, statutes and constitutional provisions. Despite the State pointing out the anomalies in his action, he appears nonchalant and has adopted a confrontationist stance because of the support of BJP," Mr. Sen said.

TMC State spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that the Governor's penchant to becoming hyper-active at midnight hours requires notice.

"It is clear he is acting at someone's behest and is not listening to anybody else," he said.