Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Wednesday welcomed Governor C V Ananda Bose's move to lodge an FIR against Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee over his comments alleging stockpiling of explosives at Raj Bhavan, and said the governor should pursue the case.

Speaking to reporters at the BJP office here, Adhikari said if no action is taken by police regarding the FIR, the intervention of central agencies will be sought.

Banerjee had stirred controversy on Saturday, accusing Bose of turning Raj Bhavan into a BJP office and hinting that arms and explosives could be found there. The remarks evoked a strong reaction from the governor, who first demanded an apology and subsequently lodged an FIR at Hare Street police station on Tuesday after Banerjee refused to retrac

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