'Very very disturbing...': West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Mamata govt on pre-poll violence
India TV NewsWest Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday lambasted Mamata Banerjee-led state government over recent incidents of violence ahead of Panchayat elections, saying the “death knell of democracy” should not ring in the hands of its custodian. Bose, who is on a short trip to the northern districts of the state, said "I am the ground zero governor. Widespread violence over the filing of nominations for the rural polls has left at least eight people dead and several injured in various parts of the state in the past two weeks. Governor office sources said that at the meeting, the opposition voiced concern over the inability of several candidates to file nominations in the face of threats and intimidation allegedly by workers and supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress.