Bengal Guv To Meet Riot Victims, Arrives In Malda

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose arrived in Malda on Friday to meet the families who were impacted by the recent violence in Murshidabad and are currently staying at a government relief camp.

- HT Correspondent

KOLKATA: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose arrived in Malda on Friday to meet the families who were impacted by the recent violence in Murshidabad and are currently staying at a government relief camp. Bose is expected to visit the violence-torn areas in Murshidabad on Saturday.

"The Governor left for Malda by train from Sealdah station around 9am. He is likely to visit a relief camp where some victim-families have put up. The Governor will stay in Malda and is expected to visit some of the riot-hit villages in Murshidabad on Saturday," said a senior official of Raj Bhavan.

This comes a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged Bose to defer his visit to the riot-hit area by a few days.

"I would appeal to the Governor to wait for a few days more before visiting Murshidabad," she said while speaking to the media at the state secretariat.