Covid cases in Bengal have skyrocketed since the first week of April when it was reporting fewer than 1,500 new cases per day. The state now has over 1.3 lakh active infections.
Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has taken serious offense at protests at the gates of his residence - Raj Bhavan in Kolkata - on Monday and Tuesday. He tweeted this morning to demand an explanation from the city`s police chief by 5 pm.
The protests - against the arrests of members of the ruling Trinamool in connection with the Narada bribery case - were unremarkable on Monday were routine and did not invite his immediate wrath.
On Tuesday they were decidedly more remarkable - eight sheep, of which six were white and two black, were involved. They were brought by a young man wearing a kurta and jeans. The repeated offense irked Mr. Dhankhar.
"State of law and order even at the main entry gate of Raj Bhavan worrisome with the stance of police leaving all to be desired and all this when the area is subject to prohibitory orders," the governor tweeted, tagging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Kolkata Police in his tweet.
The young man who brought the sheep later identified himself as Suman Mitra and said he was a member of CADPC (Citizens Against Dirty Politics and Corruption) and was protesting the governor`s indifference to the COVID-19 crisis in the state.
"There are no beds no hospitals in this crisis and there is no sign of the governor," he said.
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