The Union government has amended the BSF Act to authorise the force to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a larger 50 km stretch, from the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam
To probe the cases, the Centre has provided CRPF security cover to the CBI teams amid apprehension of locals and the state administration disrupting the investigation.
UPDATED: June 4, 2021 17:09 IST
Mamata Banerjee and chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay (to her right) in Digha on May 28, to survey the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas
It has been a stormy first month in office for Mamata Banerjee in her third term as West Bengal chief minister. The BJP top leadership seems to have taken the election defeat to heart and has kept up the pressure on her government. Multiple central teams have descended on the state to “review the law and order situation” and investigating agencies seem to have suddenly woken up to scams that have dragged on for years.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday stirred fresh controversy by saying ego prevailed over public service on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipping Prime Minister Narendra Modi s meeting to review post-cyclone damages on May 28.
After West Bengal CM Banerjee appealed to the Centre to withdraw its order recalling her state’s chief secretary, leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said the IAS officer’s transfer was fair because he had broken protocol.