West Bengal Governor C V Anꦐanda Bose on Saturday asserted that there would be no interference on his part in the Lok Sabha poll pro🐓cess, a day after the TMC accused him of meddling in it.
Bose said that any political party has every right to complain against any action taken by any functionary, including the governor, stating that he𒐪 respects that freedom.
"There will be no i🎐nterference by the governor in the election process," he said while speaking at a function here.
The Trinamool C🥀ongress (TMC) had on Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against Bose, accusing him of unlawfully med🧔dling in the Lok Sabha poll process and trying to run a parallel office similar to the EC.
The governor said he was on the streets during the last panchayat polls, and asserted that though there was violence in several places, he had re🌠ceived feedback that his presence in the field could make a difference.
"Now also, the governor will be available to the people to hear their grie🐟vances, if any," he said.
Bose, who has launched a portal called 'Log Sabha' to listen to the grievances of voters and directly connect with them during ꦆthe polls, said that whatever relates to the election process will be forwarded to the EC.
He said thꦇat it would be a new definition for him if being with the people is construed as something going against the election process.
Hitting out at the governor for launching the 'Log Sabha' portal, the TMC said it not only undermines the power of the EC but also t𝕴akes away its authority to address grievances, leading to unnecessary confusion among the people.
The portal, launched by Bose last Sunday, allows citizens to💦 send their communications, complaints, or suggestions directly to the governor via a dedicated ꦕemail address.
