WB governor, Mamata face off, governor wins
January 11, 2013 13:34
The Mamata Banerjee government yesterday tried to figure out how to deal with an unfamiliar voice: a governor who dared to say he talks like a governor.
Governor MK Narayanan not only publicly declared that he stood by his comments on the recent events in Bengal but also asserted that "I am the governor and I talk like a governor."
The no-nonsense statement came a few hours after the Trinamul government appeared to be hurtling down the path followed by its predecessor and fired a warning shot across the bows of Raj Bhavan.
From his seat of power in Writers' Buildings, senior minister Subrata Mukherjee said the governor should not speak "like a partyman' and the government was showing Narayanan a "yellow card'. The minister warned of "tougher' words in the future, adding "we will keep a sharp watch on him'. More
Governor MK Narayanan not only publicly declared that he stood by his comments on the recent events in Bengal but also asserted that "I am the governor and I talk like a governor."
The no-nonsense statement came a few hours after the Trinamul government appeared to be hurtling down the path followed by its predecessor and fired a warning shot across the bows of Raj Bhavan.
From his seat of power in Writers' Buildings, senior minister Subrata Mukherjee said the governor should not speak "like a partyman' and the government was showing Narayanan a "yellow card'. The minister warned of "tougher' words in the future, adding "we will keep a sharp watch on him'. More
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