Didi Takes Oath, Says Will Ensure There's No Violence

Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee was sworn in as West Bengal CM for the third straight term on Wednesday but it was apparent, right from the swearing-in ceremony, that some of the tension and contradictions between Raj Bhavan and the Trinamool government evident during her second term might be carried over into the third term.

- Debashis Konar

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar brought up the issue of post-poll violence in Bengal less than 10 minutes after administering the oath of office to Banerjee, prompting her to remind him that she had not been in charge of the state administration for the last several weeks.

“Bengal does not like unrest. I will ensure there is no violence,” Banerjee said, adding that there were “some sporadic incidents”. “I will handle law and order from today... with a firm hand and will not tolerate any unrest. I will appoint proper officers so that there is no law-and-order problem,” she said.

The CM reminded the governor that “the administration was controlled by the Election Commission” for the past few weeks.