KOLKATA: Governor M K Narayanan today summoned chief secretary Samar Ghosh and asked the state to take immediate steps to prevent violence in West Bengal.
Home secretary G D Gautama and director general of police N Mukherjee were also present at the meeting.
Gautama later said that the governor asked the government to take immediate steps to stop violence and maintain law and order situation in West Bengal.
“No democracy can allow such violence: no civilised society can tolerate such wanton disregard for human lives and no state can accept such mindless discord,” he had said in a statement was released by the Governor’s House.
Governor earlier expressed his deep sorrow over the killing of seven villagers by suspected CPI-M supporters at Netai in Lalgarh on 7 January this years and said it was a day of “sorrow and shame” for the state.Narayanan was briefed about measures by the state to curb growing violence, home secretary said. “The Governor cited no specific issues or incidents and held a general review of the law and order situation in the state,” he added.
Home secretary G D Gautama and director general of police N Mukherjee were also present at the meeting.
Gautama later said that the governor asked the government to take immediate steps to stop violence and maintain law and order situation in West Bengal.
“No democracy can allow such violence: no civilised society can tolerate such wanton disregard for human lives and no state can accept such mindless discord,” he had said in a statement was released by the Governor’s House.
Governor earlier expressed his deep sorrow over the killing of seven villagers by suspected CPI-M supporters at Netai in Lalgarh on 7 January this years and said it was a day of “sorrow and shame” for the state.Narayanan was briefed about measures by the state to curb growing violence, home secretary said. “The Governor cited no specific issues or incidents and held a general review of the law and order situation in the state,” he added.
