‘I refuse to be cowed down by engineered narratives,’ Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose reacts to sex harassment allegation

Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose rejected claims of sexual harassment made by an employee at the Raj Bhavan.

Bose further labelled the allegations as an “engineered narrative".

In a post on X, Raj Bhavan Kolkata said, “To the Raj Bhavan staff who expressed solidarity with Hon'ble Governor Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose against whom some derogatory narratives were circulated by two disgruntled employees as agents of political parties, Hon'ble Governor said".

“Truth shall triumph. I refuse to be cowed down by engineered narratives. If anybody wants some election benefits by maligning me, God Bless them. But they cannot stop my fight against corruption and violence in Bengal," it further added.

The allegations emerged just before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit. PM Modi is in Kolkata and staying overnight at the Raj Bhavan.

Earlier on Thursday, Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose accused Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose of 'molesting' a woman.

In a post on X, Ghose stated that a woman claimed she was molested when she visited the Governor at Raj Bhavan that day.

“BIG. Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose accused of molesting a woman. How utterly APPALLING and HORRIFYING. Ahead of @narendramodi visit to Kolkata who is supposed to stay overnight at Raj Bhavan, a woman has alleged that she was molested while she went to meet the Governor at Raj Bhavan today," the post read.