'Why did PM Modi not ask West Bengal governor to resign during his overnight stay at Raj Bhavan?': CM Mamata Banerjee

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of remaining silent on the molestation allegations against governor CV Ananda Bose and questioned the PM on why he did not ask for his resignation.
Addressing an election rally in North 24 Parganas' Amdanga, Banerjee said, "The PM is still peddling lies about Sandeshkhali.He should be ashamed as the BJP's conspiracy has now become public," Banerjee said.
The CM's comments were in reference to a purported video where a local BJP leader allegedly claimed that over 70 women were paid Rs 2,000 each to participate in protests against TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, who faces accusations of sexual assault and land grab. In another clip, a man resembling BJP's Sandeshkhali mandal president Gangadhar Kayal reportedly stated that the 'staged' protests were orchestrated by leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who was behind the 'whole conspiracy'.
Banerjee said the Centre's inaction against the governor, who is accused of molestation by a Raj Bhavan staffer, showed the BJP's 'true anti-woman character'. "Why did the PM not ask the governor to resign during his overnight stay at Raj Bhavan?" she asked.
During his campaign in West Bengal, the Prime Minister alleged that TMC goons were threatening the distressed women of Sandeshkhali to protect the culprits. PM Modi had said, "All of us have seen what the TMC has done with the sisters and mothers of Sandeshkhali. The TMC goons are now threatening the women in Sandeshkhali as the name of the main culprit is Shajahan Sheikh. TMC is doing everything to protect the culprits of Sandeshkhali."