New Delhi: The Union home ministry has asked West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar to give a report on the law and order situation in the state, particularly the violence that took place following the election results last weekend, officials said on Thursday.
The home ministry had earlier asked the state government to submit a report but has not yet received it, the officials said. The governor has been asked to assess the situation and submit his report to the ministry at the earliest.
The ministry has formed a four-member team headed by an additional secretary ranked officer to investigate the post-poll violence.
The BJP claims six of its workers were killed by TMC supporters, a charge denied by the Mamata Banerjee-led government.
Also read: MHA forms four-member team to probe post-poll violence in West Bengal
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