Wait till midnight to see action, says Governor C V Ananda Bose amid tussle between Raj Bhavan, Bengal govt
West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu accused him of trying to «destroy» the higher education system in the state and running a «puppet regime» in universities, Governor C V Ananda Bose on Saturday warned of much bigger action at midnight.
«Wait for the stroke of midnight today. You will see what is the action,» Bose told reporters on the sidelines of a programme here.
Minutes after Bose's comment, Basu, without naming the governor, mocked him by calling him the «new vampire in town» and cautioned the people to «beware of him».
«See till midnight, see the action BEWARE! BEWARE! BEWARE! New Vampire in the town! Citizens please watch yourselves.
Eagerly waiting for the „Rakkhas Prahar“ (monster prahar), according to Indian Mythology!,» Basu posted on 'X'.
In the continuing war of words between the West Bengal government and the Raj Bhavan over the appointment of interim vice-chancellors in universities, Basu had on Friday accused the governor of trying to «destroy» the higher education system in the state.
The minister also charged the governor, who is the chancellor of state-run universities, with running a «puppet regime» in the varsities and threatening registrars not to hold meetings with the higher education department.
«The honourable governor wants to run a puppet regime by appointing people according to his whims to satisfy someone's ego. He is making a constant effort to dismantle the higher education system,” Basu said.
The West Bengal Educationists' Forum, in a statement, described Bose's comment on midnight action as „threats“.
»It is unfortunate to witness the chancellor blaring out threats of staging a midnight drama of revenge against the educationists and the officials and functionaries of the state
