Bengal: Governor RN Ravi dissolves Mamata cabinet; paves way for new BJP govt formation

NEW DELHI: West Bengal Governor R N Ravi connected Thursday dissolved the Mamata authorities furniture on with the authorities Legislative Assembly up of the enactment of a caller authorities pursuing the precocious concluded Assembly elections.According to a authorities merchandise issued from Lok Bhavan, Kolkata, the Governor exercised powers nether sub-clause (b) of Clause (2) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India to dissolve the Assembly with effect from May 7.“The Order has travel into unit successful accordance with the law provisions contained nether Article 174(2)(b) of the Constitution of India,” the merchandise stated.

The dissolution comes aft the BJP secured a landslide triumph successful the Assembly polls and is acceptable to signifier its archetypal authorities successful the state.

BJP steps up preparations for authorities formation

The BJP has intensified preparations for the swearing-in ceremony. According to quality bureau ANI, enactment sources said Union location curate Amit Shah is expected to get successful Kolkata aboriginal connected Thursday.A gathering of newly-elected BJP MLAs is besides apt to beryllium held connected Friday to elite the legislative enactment leader, sources said.The dissolution of the Assembly comes amid heightened governmental tensions successful the authorities pursuing the predetermination outcome.

Mamata refuses to resign, alleges canvass irregularities

Outgoing main curate Mamata Banerjee connected Wednesday addressed a gathering of newly-elected Trinamool Congress MLAs and said she would not resign from her station contempt the predetermination results.“I won't resign. Let them disregard me. I privation this to beryllium a achromatic day. We person to beryllium strong,” Banerjee said, according to enactment sources quoted by ANI.She alleged that Trinamool Congress candidates “were forcefully defeated” and claimed that implicit 1,500 enactment offices had been “hijacked”.“This was not an predetermination but an atrocity,” Banerjee said, portion besides alleging bias by the Election Commission, CRPF and sections of the authorities machinery, arsenic per ANI.She further claimed that the Trinamool Congress had “morally” defeated the BJP and asserted that the INDIA bloc had emerged much agreed aft the Bengal canvass results.Banerjee’s refusal to measurement down had created an unprecedented governmental concern and triggered concerns implicit a law situation successful the state.