The TMC leaders during the protest said that the march to the Raj Bhavan had been organized to draw Governor C. V. Ananda Bose's attention to the plight of the poor people of the state who have been deprived of their rights by the BJP-led central Government.
This step comes in continuation of the field visits of West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose to violence-affected areas in the state ahead of the Panchayat polls as well as the representation received by him pertaining to criminal intimidation before the polls.
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Sukanta Majumdar met with Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday in Raj Bhavan over the upcoming panchayat elections in the state.
West Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury requested Governor C V Ananda Bose in a letter yesterday to arrange for Central forces during the Panchayat elections to have free and fair elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and various leaders cutting across political spectrum wished Mamata Banerjee on her 68th birthday Thursday.