In the eye of a storm since his visit to Jadavpur University during the heckling of Union minister Babul Supriyo last week, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said he has no agenda and only believes in protecting the Constitution.
Describing himself as an "accidental governor", he said he met the prime minister for the first time only after being appointed as the West Bengal's Constitutional head.
"I am one who has no agenda at all. But I will ensure the oath is never flouted," Dhankhar who was appointed as the state's governor in July, said while addressing a meeting at the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce here.
The ruling Trinamool Congress has accused Dhankhar of not being neutral and making politically biased statements against government officers and departments.
The relation between the state government and the governor was strained over the Jadavpur University fracas on September 19, when Union minister Babul Supriyo was heckled and held up in the ...