In a significant development, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday resigned from his position just ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. The reason behind his resignation is unclear so far.
According to reports, Ananda Bose, who took charge as West Bengal Governor in 2022 after Jagdeep Dhankhar, sent his resignation letter to Delhi after serving in the position for more than three years. Bose will be replaced by RN Ravi, who is currently serving as the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
Bose’s term was scheduled to continue until November 2027. However, he resigned about 20 months before the end of his tenure. On Thursday, the Governor’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD) confirmed the news of his resignation. Sources told CNN-News18 that Bose resigned due to personal reasons.
Mamata Banerjee ‘Shocked’
In a post on X, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she was “shocked" and “deeply concerned" by Bose’s sudden resignation and suggested that he was subjected to pressure from the Union Home Ministry to “serve certain political interests".
“The reasons behind his resignation are not known to me at this moment. However, given the prevailing circumstances, I would not be surprised if the Governor has been subjected to some pressure from the Union Home Minister to serve certain political interests on the eve of the forthcoming State Assembly elections," she said.
Banerjee also criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for appointing RN Ravi as the Governor of West Bengal without consulting her, as per norms. “Such actions undermine the spirit of the Constitution of India and strike at the very foundation of our federal structure. The Centre must respect the principles of cooperative federalism and refrain from taking unilateral decisions that erode democratic conventions and the dignity of States," she said.
