Kolkata: The West Bengal government had replied to the clarifications sought by the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) regarding protocol violations during President droupadi murmur s visit to the state on saturdayThe MHA had sought the report from the office of the Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakraborty, on Sunday morning, fixing 5 P.M. of the same day as the deadline for replying to the query.Although an insider from the state secretariat confirmed that a detailed reply on the clarification sought by the MHA had been sent he refused to spell out the detailed contents of the report and remained limited to stating that point-by-point clarifications were given on the points of protocol violations raised by the MHA.Mamata Banerjee denies protocol breach during President’s north Bengal visitIn fact, Chief Minister mamata banerjee, on Sunday, had given some indications on what would be the clarifications on protocol violations that the state government led by her would give to the MHA.“After the President landed at Bagdogra Airport near Siliguri on Monday, the Siliguri Municipal Corporation Mayor, Goutam Deb, the District Magistrate of Darjeeling, and the Commissioner of Siliguri Metropolitan Police (SMC) were present at the airport to receive her as per the protocol. There was no protocol violation. There was no plan for me as the Chief Minister to welcome her or be on stage at the event. Since the district administration was present there, there was no question of breach of protocol,” the Chief Minister said on Sunday evening.Also Read: The President was supposed to arrive in North Bengal on Friday afternoon. The visit was postponed due to some unavoidable reasons.The President landed at Bagdogra airport at 11:30 AM on Saturday. She was supposed to attend a function of the tribal community in the Phansidewa area near Siliguri in Darjeeling district, but the venue was later changed to Gossaipur.
West Bengal Govt sends clarification to MHA over alleged protocol lapses during President Murmu’s visit
