In a fresh attack Mamata Banerjee calls Jagdeep Dhankhar 'corrupt man'

He is a "corrupt man", alleged Banerjee stating that he had been charged in the 1996 Jain hawala case in reference to a dairy that reportedly named politicians who had received kickbacks.

"This Governor's name was in the Jain Hawala case. But they have gone to court, cleared it from the court. There is a PIL. But the PIL is pending. What you want to know? He is a corrupt man, I am sorry to say. All corruption-oriented man," Banerjee told reporters.

"Why does the Centre allow a Governor like this? Take out the charge-sheet and see if his name was there or not," she added.

She also accused Dhankhar of visiting North Bengal as a political stunt, claiming that he had only met MLAs and MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

"Why did he suddenly tour North Bengal? I can sense a conspiracy to divide North Bengal," she charged, in an indirect reference to BJP leaders' demands for separate statehood for North Bengal and Jangalmahal.

In a press meet after Banerjee's one, Dhankhar said he was "shocked" at the Chief Minister's allegations.

"Your Governor has not been charge-sheeted. There is no such document. This is far from facts. This is plain and simple untruth. This is misinformation. I did not expect this from a seasoned politician," he told reporters.

The top two post holders in West Bengal are at loggerheads ever since Dhakhar took office as the Governor.

Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress keep accusing Dhankhar of bias towards the BJP government at the Centre.

The recent spat started after Banerjee took oath for the third time following a massive election victory in May.

Following the oath-taking ceremony, Dhankhar blamed Banerjee and her ruling TMC for the post-poll violence in parts of Bengal and reminded her of her duty to control law and order in the state.