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NEW DELHI: Making it clear that it was not relenting on disciplinary action relating to an attack on BJP chief J P Nadda’s cavalcade in Kolkata, the home ministry on Thursday wrote to the West Bengal chief secretary reaffirming its decision to call three IPS officers on central deputation, while also finalising their new postings against existing vacancies in police organisations.
The move saw chief minister Mamata Banerjee express annoyance on social media against the Centre’s “deliberate attempt to encroach upon state’s jurisdiction and demoralise serving officers in West Bengal”.
In the letter copied to the DGP, the home ministry said it examined the state government’s reply refusing to spare the three officers — Rajeev Mishra (ADG, South Bengal), Bhola Nath Pandey (SP, Diamond Harbour) and Praveen Kumar Tripathi (DIG, Presidency Range) — despite the Centre’s decision to call them on deputation.