West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar says felt insulted at Durga Puja carnival

NEW DELHI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said that he felt "humiliated, deeply pained and disturbed" at a Durga Puja event hosted by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, where he was not allowed to sit on th stage and was not shown on TV even once.

"I felt insulted at the carnival. I am deeply hurt and disturbed. The insult was not to me but to every people of West Bengal. They will never digest such as insult. I am a servant of the people of West Bengal. Nothing can deter me from performing my constitutional duties," Governor Dhankhar said.

Governor Dhankar said that he was not given a seat on the main dias where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was sitting along with other dignitaries during an event which held on Friday to showcase the top 70 community puja pandals. Sources said that Governor Dhankar was made to sit in a corner and he was not able to watch the event properly.