West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar said that he is now learning Bengali and hopes that with the sincere effort he is putting in, he will be able to communicate in the language at some point. He was speaking in an interview with Bengali news channel, ABP Ananda.<\/p>\n
In the interview, Dhankar \u2013 who spoke at length on the role of a Governor and what he himself intends to do over the coming months \u2013 said that he often wished that he could respond to the criticism against him, in Bengali. The Governor has been criticised by leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress for some of his actions, especially by senior ministers Partha Chatterjee and Subrata Mukherjee. \u201cI have not crossed any lakshmanrekha<\/em>,\u201d he said referring to such allegations made against him, and adding that \u201cI cannot live on rent in my own house.\u201d He said he knew the Constitution and would do full justice to the role a Governor is supposed to play. \u201cI cannot be a tourist here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n When he went to Jadavpur University to \u201crescue\u201d Union Minister of State Babul Supriyo<\/span><\/a> (who had been gheraoed by students), or went to Siliguri to attend an administrative meeting, senior Trinamool Congress leaders have attacked the Governor saying he should be aware of the role he is supposed to play.<\/p>\n Jagdeep Dhankar also came under severe criticism when he said that he felt \u201cinsulted\u201d<\/span><\/a> at the Durga Puja Carnival as he was not shown on television even for a second and there had been a \u201cblackout\u201d on him. He said it was an insult to the position he held in the state.<\/p>\n