The office of Governor C.V. Ananda Bose is yet to give sanction to the chargesheet of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Trinamool Congress legislator and former president of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE), Manik Bhattacharya, in the case related to irregularities in the recruitment of primary teachers, the central agency informed a court in Kolkata Friday.

The CBI’s counsel also informed the special court that the office of the Governor was yet to give sanction to the chargesheet against former secretary of the WBBPE, Ratna Bagchi, in the same matter.

As per protocol, the sanction to the chargesheet against Bhattacharya and Bagchi was necessary since both were holding official portfolios in an autonomous body under the state government. The sanction fr

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