'Public release of letter addressed to CM shocking, contents fabricated': Bengal govt slams Jagdeep Dhankar

In a series of tweets, the state Home Department wrote: "Government of West Bengal has observed with dismay and distress that the Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal has suddenly made public, a letter of his to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal,with contents that are not consistent with real facts."

The state government called the communication format "violative of all established norms."

"The letter has been written to Hon’ble Chief Minister & released to public media through tweets simultaneously, which disrupts sanctity of such communications," the tweet read.

The state home department said the abrupt, unilateral release of letter to the public is "shocking" and called its contents fabricated.

"The unusual step of going public in this manner abruptly and unilaterally has shocked the Government of West Bengal all the more because the contents are fabricated," another tweet read.

The state government said the post-poll violence was "somewhat unabated" when the Election Commission was in charge of law and order.

"While the post-poll violence in the State was somewhat unabated when the Election Commission of India was in charge of the law and order machinery, after the swearing in, the State Cabinet has reigned in the situation, restored normalcy, and established full command over anti-law elements," the state home department said in a statement.

"State police has been firmly directed to bring to book all anti-socials and the Government remains committed to maintain the basic fabric of society and to uphold law and order," the tweet added.

The Governor, who is often at loggerheads with Mamata Banerjee, had tweeted a copy of his letter to the Chief Minister earlier in the day.

Accusing her of maintaining "continued silence and inaction" over post-poll "retributive bloodshed, violation of human rights, outrageous assault on dignity of women, wanton destruction of property, perpetuation of untold miseries on political opponents", Dhankar said it was the "worst since Independence" and "augurs ill" for democracy.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that after Trinamool Congress's sweeping victory in the state, its goons killed BJP workers, attacked women members, vandalised houses, looted shops belonging to party members and ransacked its offices.