India, Feb. 22 -- West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday expressed solidarity with the state's Sikh community which is agitating against the Khalistani remark hurled at Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Jaspreet Singh, who was deputed at Dhamakhali to prevent BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from visiting Sandeshkhali.

"We should not do anything which could even remotely hurt the sentiments of our Punjabi brethren," the governor said in a statement released by Raj Bhawan after a delegation sent by five prominent gurdwaras in Kolkata met him in the afternoon.

"India owes a great deal to the valiant Punjabis. Our Punjabi jawans stand like formidable walls defending national security. Our Punjabi kisans are in the forefront to ensure...