Mamata speaks to governor Dhankhar over law and order situation at Visva Bharati | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday spoke to state’s governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, minutes after the latter expressed concern that the law and order situation at the Visva Bharati University was alarming.
“Just had a word with Chief Minister over Visva Bharati worsening law and order scenario. She has assured that the administration will take all steps to restore law and order. Am sure those enjoined with the task will rise to the occasion,” the governor said in a tweet.
However, prior to this tweet the Governor had said: “The situation of law and order in Visva Bharati is alarming. I am trying to be in touch with CM to secure peace in the temple of learning. As per the VC violators of law have entered the campus and destroyed property. The Cabinet Secretary (CS), Home Secretary (HS), District Magistrate (DM) and Superintendent of Police (SP), CM Mamata Banerjee have not responded to call of Visva Bharati.”

Trouble erupted at the Visva Bharati campus on Monday as a large number of people ransacked the university’s properties protesting the construction of a boundary wall at the Poush Mela ground.
Sources said that the university authorities had decided to fence the ground where the ‘Poush Mela’, the annual winter fair is held and construction work started in the morning.

Around 4,000 people assembled near the campus in Santiniketan and ransacked some properties and pulled down one of the university gates using a JCB machine, sources said.
According to sources, Trinamool Congress MLA from Dubrajpur Naresh Bauri was present when the ransacking was taking place.
The building of the boundary wall was stopped after the incident.
Since his taking over as the Governor of the state, Dhankhar has often been involved in wars of words with the state government.
On Sunday, he had alleged that the Raj Bhavan in West Bengal was under surveillance by the state government.
“The Raj Bhavan is under surveillance. This should never have happened. How can the Raj Bhavan, the office of the constitutional head be under surveillance?” Dhankhar said during a press conference.