“Uncle-ji” versus “not my caste”: Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra & Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s war of words on Twitter continues

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s war of words acquired a new dimension on Monday with one allegation coming after another retort.

Moitra had alleged in a tweet about six members of Dhankhar’s “family” having been appointed as Officers on Special Duty (OSD) to his office. Dhankhar today replied on Twitter to her allegation, saying “Assertion @MohuaMoitra in tweet & Media that six coterminous appointee OSDs in personal staff are relatives is FACTUALLY WRONG. OSDs are from three states and belong to four different castes. None of them is part of close family. Four of them are not from my caste or state.”

Dhankhar added that “This is unfolding of ‘distraction strategy’ to divert attention from alarming law and order scenario… Would continue undeterred and with zeal to serve the people of state and vindicate my oath of office under Article 159 of the Constitution”.

Earlier, Moitra’s tweet had mentioned suggesting the “grim situation” in the state would only improve if he would “move your sorry self… and the extended family you’ve settled at Raj Bhavan (the Governor’s official residence)… back to Delhi.”

On Monday, after Dhankhar mentioned about the “distraction strategy”, Moitra wrote: “Asking Uncleji to lay out right here what antecedents of the appointees are and how each one got into Raj Bhavan. Do it NOW. BJP IT Cell can’t get you out of this one Uncleji… And I don’t think Vice President of India also happening for you.”

The Trinamool MP also responded to his tweet about the six OSD appointments, saying: “Asking Uncleji to lay out right here what antecedents of the appointees are and how each one got into Raj Bhavan. Do it NOW. BJP IT Cell can’t get you out of this one Uncleji… And I don’t think Vice President of India also happening for you.”