A day after conducting search operations at the Raj Bhavan premises for weapons and ammunition — an act prompted by TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee's allegations — West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is now considering filing a defamation case against the TMC MP, a senior official confirmed on Tuesday.
"The honourable Governor is set to move the Calcutta High Court to file a defamation case against Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee in connection with his defamatory comments regarding arms and ammunition stacked inside the Governor House at Raj Bhavan here," the official told the media.
The decision to file suit was taken after consulting legal options, he said, adding that the MP's offences may invite a maximum punishment of seven years' imprisonment. The official also claimed that the MP’s alleged offences under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) are non-bailable.
On Monday, Governor Bose personally led a team of security personnel — comprising Kolkata Police officers, central forces, a bomb squad, and a sniffer dog — to ascertain whether any arms and ammunition were stockpiled inside the Raj Bhavan.
The search was conducted in the presence of media personnel, and invitations to observe the exercise were also extended to members of the civil society. This entire process followed Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee's accusation on Saturday that Bose was "sheltering Bharatiya Janata Party criminals" inside the Raj Bhavan and "arming them with bombs and guns."
Later on Monday, the Governor's office also filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Banerjee at the Hare Street Police Station in connection with the controversy.
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