CV Ananda Bose quits; Ravi is Guv of Bengal; Taranjit Sandhu is named Delhi Lt Governor

Kolkata|New Delhi: In an unexpected move, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose submitted his resignation in New Delhi on Thursday evening. Shortly after, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed in a post on X that she was informed "by the Union Home Minister that RN Ravi is being appointed as Governor of West Bengal".

Banerjee has expressed shock over Bose's resignation and claimed that she was not consulted on the matter by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and was only informed of the decision.

"The Union Home Minister just informed me that RN Ravi is being appointed as Governor of West Bengal. He never consulted me as per the established convention in this regard. Such actions undermine the spirit of the Constitution of India and strike at the very foundation of our federal structure. The Centre must respect the principles of cooperative federalism and refrain from taking unilateral decisions that erode democratic conventions and the dignity of states," Banerjee wrote in her X Handle.


"I am shocked and deeply concerned by the sudden news of the resignation of CV Ananda Bose, the Governor of West Bengal. The reasons behind his resignation are not known to me at this moment. However, given the prevailing circumstances, I would not be surprised if the Governor has been subjected to some pressure from the Union Home Minister to serve certain political interests on the eve of the forthcoming State Assembly elections," Banerjee said.

CV Ananda Bose had assumed charge as West Bengal governor on November 23, 2022.

According to the Raj Bhawan Kolkata website, "Bose, an eminent civil servant, management guru, housing expert, innovator, writer and orator, retired from the Indian Administrative service in 2011. Bose is the recipient of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship. He is also the first ever Fellow of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. A prolific writer and columnist, Bose has brought out 350 publications including 70 books in 9 languages consisting of novels, short stories, poems and essays. Four of his books have become best sellers."

Later in the day, Rashtrapati Bhavan announced a series of other appointments, naming Nand Kishore Yadav as Governor of Nagaland, Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma as the new Governor of Maharashtra, and Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla as Governor of Telangana. Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) has been appointed Governor of Bihar, while Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been named the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.