'Dhankhar's nomination is reward for making Bengal government's life miserable'

A day after governor Jagdeep Dhankhar got nominated as the NDA's vice presidential candidate, the Trinamool leadership on Sunday heaved a sigh of relief and said that Dhankhar has received the prize for maligning Mamata Banerjee and disrupting the West Bengal administration.

"Jagdeep Dhakhar was a constant trouble and disturbing element to the West Bengal government. Dhankhar's nomination as vice-president is a reward for making the Bengal government's life miserable. We are relieved that he has been nominated as vice president," Saugata Ray, senior Trinamool Lok Sabha MP and state vice-president, said. "Dhankhar has worked as a BJP spokesperson. His performance has been excellent as a BJP spokesperson and thus he has received the award," state Trinamool spokesperson and senior minister Chandrima Bhattacharya told ET.

The West Bengal government and the governor have been at loggerheads since his appointment in 2019. They were in constant tussle over governance, post-poll violence, Amphan relief related meeting with PM and several other issues.