00:00 Today in Bengal, we see the beginning of an end.
00:06 The arrest of the prime accused in the Sandesh Kali incidents is an eye opener for everyone.
00:14 We have to put an end to violence in Bengal.
00:19 In many pockets of Bengal, we all realize that gangsters are ruling the roost.
00:26 Today in Bengal, we see the beginning of an end.
00:34 The arrest of the prime accused in the Sandesh Kali incidents is an eye opener for everyone.
00:44 This is only the beginning.
00:46 I hear the death throes of an old order and the birth pangs of a new one.
00:55 We have to put an end to violence in Bengal.
01:00 In many pockets of Bengal, we all realize that gangsters are ruling the roost.
01:07 Unchecked by law enforcing agencies.
01:10 This is not just a contemporary phenomenon.
01:14 This is a continuation of what has been there.
01:17 We have to stem the root.
01:19 What we see is only the tip of the iceberg.
01:22 Last election, Panchayat elections, I had the opportunity to go to the field, interact
01:28 with the people, interact with the victims and the prey.
01:31 I can gather that this, what I can call, what the people call the Gundaraj, is very much
01:38 there in many pockets of Bengal.
01:41 Strong action has to be taken.
01:43 This has to be nipped in the bud.
01:46 That is the exercise which we should all focus on in the coming days.
01:53 Sir, don't you think it's too late because more than 50 days have been crossed and today
01:59 he has been arrested where so much violence has taken place?
02:07 See, I can answer that question by quoting a Doha from Kavyam.
02:14 "Dheere dheere re mana, dheere sab kuch hoy, maali sinje sav ghada, riduwaye phal hoy."
02:25 We have to wait in democracy, in democratic governance.
02:29 We have to wait for justice to be done.
02:32 Justice delayed, of course, is difficult for us to bear, but justice is done.
02:37 A few days have been lost, which is deplorable.
02:41 But now it is not the time for a blame game.
02:44 If any lapses have taken place from government or any other authorities, we have still time
02:49 to look into that, dissect it and come at our own decision.
02:52 Now what is required is a concerted action to see that this kind of things do not happen
02:58 in future.
02:59 Action has to be taken against a particular culprit who has been apprehended and also
03:04 others who are in the opening.
03:06 They should be brought out.
03:07 Action should be taken.
03:08 This is a requirement for peace and harmony in society.
03:12 People of Bengal deserve to live in peace.
03:16 That has been denied to them.
03:17 That should not be the case.
03:19 That is where action has to be taken.
03:21 My suggestion as governor is for all the gangsters, treat this as an occasion to surrender.
03:30 They can voluntarily surrender.
03:32 Otherwise, preventive action has to be taken.
03:35 We cannot, we should not allow law breakers to take the law in their hands.
03:40 And this kind of intimidation particularly on women cannot be tolerated in a civilized
03:46 society like Bengal.
03:47 Sir, in the recent past you have visited Sandesh Kali, where thousands of women pleaded to
03:55 you so that Sheikh Shah Jahan should be arrested and peace and normalcy has to be achieved.
04:02 Now what is your next plan about Sandesh Kali you would like to visit again?
04:07 Today, as soon as this report came out, women from Sandesh Kali started calling me over
04:14 phone.
04:15 They are all excited about the happening.
04:19 They said they thought it will never happen.
04:22 Now confidence has been restored.
04:25 The inner strength of the women have been rekindled.
04:27 That is why they are willing to resist and they are succeeding in the resistance.
04:31 Now the civil society, the government, all the stakeholders, political parties, silent
04:37 majority, media, all should stand together to see that such incidents do not take place
04:44 in society.
04:45 What the women of Sandesh Kali wanted was peace with honour, but their honour was in
04:50 pieces.
04:51 That has been restored.
04:52 We should now build on this plus point.
04:56 Like Sandesh Kali and in particular case of Sheikh Shah Jahan, you have put a deadline.
05:00 Now in other cases there are so many other allegations come from various parts of Bengal.
05:04 Did you put pressure by setting a guideline or deadline?
05:08 See as governor, I do not issue any ultimatum to the elected government.
05:15 My concept is that the governor's duty is to facilitate the elected government to do
05:21 its duty, not to put roadblocks.
05:24 I have been observing this.
05:25 I will follow that.
05:26 Now certain imperfections are there in delaying the arrest of course.
05:32 We look into that.
05:34 But other cases, that is where I am very particular.
05:38 This is only an eye opener.
05:40 I have seen in the field and convinced myself that gunda gangs are there in various parts
05:45 of Bengal.
05:46 Like in the olden days of democracy, in the nascent days of democracy in England, there
05:51 are pocket burrows and the rotten burrows that is controlled by this kind of people.
05:56 That cannot happen.
05:57 We should stand together.
05:58 That is why I said as a first step, all the gang leaders can be given an opportunity to
06:04 surrender voluntarily.
06:06 If not, the law has to come heavily on them.
06:10 That is the action plan.
06:11 This is only a beginning.
06:13 Now the race is going to be run.
06:15 That is what we should be prepared for.
06:17 Sir, but in several occasions we have seen when there has been violence or anything else,
06:27 you have visited the place.
06:28 But then every time you would visit, has been questioned.
06:29 So has been Sanjay Shukla issue as well.
06:30 How do you react to that?
06:34 I thank those who questioned me.
06:38 That will also encourage me for introspection.
06:41 Because nobody is perfect.
06:43 We all make mistakes.
06:44 It is very good that you feel there is an eye on you.
06:49 So I welcome such questions.
06:53 Criticism is always good because it enables you for self-criticism.
06:57 And the critics hold a mirror before you.
06:59 I thank them very much.
07:00 I expect and welcome more questions.
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