Mamata Banerjee calls for Bengal governor's resignation over molestation charges, says Ananda Bose shared 'edited video'
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose screened multiple CCTV footage from Raj Bhavan in a bid to clear the air over the allegations brought against him by a contractual woman employee of the governor's house. Reacting to the videos, Banerjee was quoted by PTI as saying, "The Bengal Governor released edited CCTV footage of Raj Bhavan. I watched the entire video, and its contents are shocking." "I will not visit Raj Bhavan till CV Ananda Bose remains Bengal Governor," CM Mamata Banerjee said at a poll rally in Hooghly.
A day after the CCTV footage were screened the victim said she will seek President Droupadi Murmu's intervention into the matter. The employee raised her objections to the public screening of unedited footage where her identity was allegedly disclosed since her face wasn't blurred. According to news agency PTI, the contractual woman employee of Raj Bhavan had earlier lodged a complaint with the Kolkata Police, alleging that she was molested by Bose in the governor's house on April 24 and May 2.
The woman criticised Bose for orchestrating a "ridiculous drama" to deflect from his actions. She even emphasised that he should have provided the footage to police at the outset of the investigation. "He (the Governor) committed an ugly act.
Then he staged a ridiculous drama to cover his fault. He never took my permission before releasing the footage. This is in violation of our laws since my identity should have been kept confidential," the women was quoted by PTI as saying.
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