WB Governor Slams Mamata Banerjee, Accuses Her of 'Jekyll and Hyde' Behavior Amidst Doctor's Justice Protests

There is anger across the country for justice for Kolkata's female doctor. Doctors across the country are on strike and demonstrating. Meanwhile, a political battle is also going on in Kolkata. Both CM Mamata Banerjee and BJP leaders are taking to the streets. Mamata Banerjee has announced a padayatra demanding justice, while BJP is also going to march to Mamata Banerjee's house.

Amidst all this, now the Governor of Bengal has raised questions on the working style of Kolkata Police and has also targeted the Mamata government. Talking to media on Friday, Governor CV Anand Bose said that Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee is behaving like 'Jekyll and Hyde'.

Bose said that Mamata Banerjee's demand that the accused be hanged first and then the trial continue is the biggest joke he has heard in recent times. Bose said, "The Chief Minister's saying that hang the person and then continue the trial sounds like the voice of a Roman ruler. The Chief Minister is behaving like ‘Jekyll and Hyde’, the rest of the people know who is what."

When asked about his views on the police investigation into the case, Bose said that he has already expressed his displeasure with the current police hierarchy in Kolkata. The Governor said, "After the incident at RG Kar Hospital, I wrote a long letter to the Chief Minister and suggested her to take action. I also sought a report from her under Article 167 of the Constitution. In the last 5 years, I have sent 30 such letters to which no reply has been received. This is unconstitutional."

Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a novel in 1886 called Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This novel by the Scottish author is quite famous and as its title suggests, the story is quite strange. This novel focuses on the story between two opposing characters - the kind and honorable Dr. Jekyll and the brutal murderer Hyde. Based on this novel, a person having two completely different personalities is referred to as 'Jekyll-Hyde'. That is a person who has one thing in mind and shows something else.