The acrimonious exchange between the West Bengal government and state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar refused to die down after his request for a chopper to attend a programme in Murshidabad district was turned down by the ruling TMC.
The government called the governor's request for a chopper "absurd" and "misuse of public money".
Dhankhar, who has been at logger heads with the state government since assuming charge in July end, in a veiled attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said "some people are using their tongue too often and very loosely" without understanding his statements.
The governor, who undertook a 600 km trip from the city to Murshidabad and back by car to attend the silver jubilee of Prof Syed Nurul Hasan College after the rejection of his request for the chopper, also criticised the state government for the "poor condition" of roads.
Reacting to Banerjee's statement on Thursday that those holding constitutional posts have become BJP mouthpieces and are trying to run parallel government, he said "some people are using their tongue too often and very loosely" but that will not deter him from serving the people of the state.
"There is no need to play every ball in cricket. I will continue to serve the people of the state," Dhankhar said adding no one should make a comment without properly understanding his statements.
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Slamming the state government for not responding to his request for a helicopter, Dhankhar said he responds within 24 hours whenever he gets a communication from Banerjee.
"I was astonished to find that there was no response from the government. My office had apprised the state government for a chopper well in advance but there was no response," Dhankhar told reporters in Murshidabad.
"I tried to get a helicopter, but for some reason or another the request was not granted. So I had to make the 600 km journey by road," he said.
Trinamool Congress questioned the need for a helicopter for the governor's travel.
Senior TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya said, "Why does he need a chopper? He should first clarify that properly. The demand is absurd and giving into such demands tantamounts to misuse of public money,"