Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 3 (HBTV): Following allegation of sexual harassment against the West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, the governor has issued an order on Thursday banning the entry of the police and minister of State for Finance, Chandrima Bhattacharya, into the Raj Bhavan.  

In an order, the Raj Bhavan said that the entry of West Bengal Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya into the Raj Bhavan premises of Kolkata, Darjeeling and Barrackpore is banned for "defamation and anti-constitutional media statements".  

‘For defamation and anti-constitutional media statements against the governor, a junior gubernatorial appointee Chandrima Bhattacharya, minister of state (independent charge), department of Finance, has been banned entry into the Raj Bhavan premises of Kolkata, Darjeeling, and Barrackpore," the order said.  

It stated that the governor has also instructed that he will not participate in any function attended by the minister.   

"The Attorney General of India has been contacted for further advice on further legal steps against the minister," the order added.

An employee at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Thursday alleged that she was sexually harassed by West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose. The woman also lodged a complaint at the Hare Street police station in Kolkata.   

The governor has also banned the entry of police into Raj Bhavan premises in the guise of conducting ‘unauthorized, illegitimate, sham and motivated investigation' to placate political bosses during the elections, the statement added.     

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.