Referring to Sardar Patel s address to the first batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers at Metcalfe House in the National Capital, a government source said
The Central government sources claimed that conduct of former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay on May 28 has made a severe dent to the IAS, the supposed steel frame of India as devised by first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai .