West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has said that he would always cooperate with the State Government but that support may not extend to “whatever it does”.
In an exclusive interview with PTI on August 28, Mr. Bose made it clear that in a democracy, while the front face of a State is the Chief Minister and not the nominated Governor, each has to stay within the constitutional provisions of their respective ‘Lakshman Rekha’ (a boundary that should not be crossed).
“The Chief Minister is the esteemed constitutional colleague of the Governor. In a democracy, the front face of a government is the elected Chief Minister, and not the nominated Governor,” he said.