Bose, in an apparent reference to the chief minister’s ‘Dandiya dance’ at Tuesday’s Durga Puja Carnival on Red Road, drew parallels to Roman emperor Nero, who “played the fiddle while Rome burned”.”Festivities of Durga Puja should not be embellished with the dance of death. Nero, they say, played the fiddle while Rome was burning. Is history repeating itself in West Bengal? Who is trying to imitate? It is said, ‘I am the Roman Emperor, therefore above grammar’. Is there anyone who says, ‘I am the ruler, therefore above the law’?” Bose questioned.On whether the state government was trying to hide something by not addressing the impasse and the demands of the doctors, Bose declined to comment anything citing the ongoing CBI probe into the rape-murder incident.He, however, criticised the role of the state government, stating it could have been more transparent in its approach while dealing with the situation.”I cannot pass judgments on the state government at this stage of investigation,” he said.On the arrest of a Kolkata Police civic volunteer as the prime suspect in the RG Kar rape-murder, the officer-in-charge of Tala police station and ex-principal of the medical establishment, the governor said, “It reflects the institutional criminality, which seems to be rampant in various sectors, including police and healthcare.”
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