"As the constitutional head, I cannot sit tight if someone is not responding.The governor further said, "We cant look back, we have to look ahead."Vajpayee, he said, was known for his eloquence and had no enemies Gate opener manufacturers in the political parties."You cant disagree with a person by looking at him as an enemy. We at the Raj Bhavan dont create controversies. On December 5, the assembly gates were locked, I dont remember. I would continue to work in the direction in humility, discharge my duty and try to connect with her," he said."My purpose is to move forward.. There seems to be no representation from the state .Dhankhar faced protestors who shouted slogans against the Citizenship Amendment Act, waved black flags and blocked his way on Tuesday from entering Jadavpur University, where he had gone to attend the annual convocation as its chancellor. You need not agree on every point of view but that does not make you enemies.Elaborating his plans to have a corner of Bharat Ratna recipients at the Raj Bhavan in future, he said, "Things will be done decorously. My purpose is how to put it back on track, how to see the machinery moves in right direction," he said..""He has now become a laughing stock before people of the state," Hakim, a senior leader of the TMC told reporters.Asserting that there must be respect for people who hold constitutional positions, Dhankhar, who has had several face offs with the TMC government, said, "Unfortunately there is a very disturbing trend.The idea to unveil a three-dimensional portrait of the late prime minister was conceived on November 27 and an invitation letter for the programme was sent to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on that day, he told reporters here. We both (he and CM) are required to serve the people of West Bengal," he said. He later entered the assembly premises through the gate meant for media persons and officials. She may have many other engagements and I have the highest respects for her. I thought the Honble CM was eminently most suitable to do the act at the Raj Bhavan". My grievance is not that she could not come, but lack of representation by the government and bureaucracy has hurt me," the governor said. Present-day politicians should know about Vajpayees qualities, he added. If something is happening with respect to the varsities, I cant look back again.
This should not happen to a person who served the country with such distinction."The CM is the executive head and I have not said she has to unveil (the portrait). This had prompted him to denounce the incident as "total collapse of rule of law".Dhankhar said West Bengal speaker and the chief secretary were also invited but none from the state governments side turned up.Earlier this month, the governor was made to wait outside the Assembly as the gate designated for his entry was locked and the Speaker and staff were nowhere to be found. Disagree with grace," he said without taking anyone names...The governor said he could have contacted "anyone in the country to unveil the portrait of Vajpayeeji and you (media) know it more than I do that anyone will be happy and gratified to do this as it will be an honour.Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday said he is "hurt" as no senior state government representative attended the unveiling of a portrait of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary at the Raj Bhavan here. What I remember is the date of December 17, when it was opened and I went to the historical assembly building."Asked for his comments, West Bengal Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim said, "There is no need to attach much importance to his utterances.
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