West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock over the resignation of Governor C V Ananda Bose, suggesting that pressure from Union Home Minister Amit Shah could be behind the change in the state's gubernatorial post ahead of the Assembly elections.
Banerjee stated that she was not consulted about the decision, calling it a departure from established convention, and that such actions undermine the spirit of the Constitution and strike at the foundation of India's federal structure.
The Centre must respect the principles of cooperative federalism and refrain from unilateral decisions that erode democratic conventions and the dignity of states, she added.
The change in governors comes as President Droupadi Murmu carried out a reshuffle across nine regions, appointing former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu as the new lieutenant governor of Delhi and shifting RN Ravi from Tamil Nadu to West Bengal.
