Kolkata: Amidst the release of advisories to the State Government on behalf of the Union Home ministry over the incidents of political violence in West Bengal, governor of the state, Keshari Nath Tripathi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah on Monday. Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi also discussed with the press after meeting Shah here.
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Talking to the press, Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, after meeting Shah here, said that I conveyed to PM Modi and home minister Amit Shah the situation in West Bengal. I cannot give detailed information about this. On being questioned about the possibility of imposition of president's rule in West Bengal, Tripathi said that there was no such discussion during the meeting.
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It is noteworthy that Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi met PM Modi and home minister Amit Shah for the first time after the Lok Sabha polls. He had told the press before the meeting that it was a courtesy call because he had not met him after Modi assumed the charge for the second time. The meeting comes at a moment when tension has arisen between the centre and West Bengal over the post-election violence in the state.