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TMC has dared the BJP-led government at the Centre to impose President s rule in West Bengal where Assembly elections are due next year.
The tussle between the West Bengal government under Mamata Banerjee and the Centre peaked on Thursday with the ruling Trinamool Congress daring the Modi government to impose President s rule in the state.Â
The sharp reaction by the Trinamool Congress was in response of the Centre s decision to send three IPS officers currently statione in Bengal on deputation.Â
The three officers are Rajib Mishra (ADG, SouthBengal), Praveen Tripathi (DIG, Presidency Range) and Bholanath Pandey (SP, Diamond Harbour), have sent on deputation to ITBP, Seema Suraksha Bal and Police Research Bureau respectively. The decision came days after BJP chief JP Nadda s convoy was attacked on its way to Diamond Harbour on December 10.
TMC dares Centre to impose President s rule in Bengal
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Last Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 05:47 PM IST
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The Centre s order in this regard is unconstitutional and unacceptable , Senior TMC leader and Rural Development Minister Subrata Mukherjee told a press conference here.
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday said that the West Bengal government will not release three Indian Police Service officers on deputation following the diktat of the Centre, and dared the BJP-led regime to impose President s Rule in the state. The Centre s order in this regard is unconstitutional and unacceptable , Senior TMC leader and Rural Development Minister Subrata Mukherjee told a press conference here.
Amid Tug-of-War Over IPS Officers, Trinamool Congress Dares Centre to Impose President s Rule in Bengal
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Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday said that the West Bengal government will not release three Indian Police Service officers on deputation following the diktat of the Centre, and dared the BJP-led regime to impose President s Rule in the state. The Centre s order in this regard is unconstitutional and unacceptable , senior TMC leader and Rural Development Minister Subrata Mukherjee told a press conference here. We will not send them on deputation. At most, the Centre can impose Presidents Rule. We welcome that. If the Centre has the power to do that, let it go ahead, he said. The three IPS officers of the West Bengal cadre, who were responsible for the security of BJP president J P Nadda during his recent visit to the state, have been called to serve in central deputation days after the saffron party leader s convoy was attacked on its way to Diamond
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KOLKATA: The tussle between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the attack on BJP’s national president JP Nadda’s convoy continued as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday issued an order transferring three Bengal IPS officers to central services ignoring the state’s objection.
Earlier, the state government asked the three officers Rajeev Mishra (IG South Bengal), Praveen Tripathi (DIG Presidency Range) and Bholanath Pandey (SP, Diamond Harbour) to serve in the central deputation as they were in-charges to oversee Nadda’s security.
In a reply, the state government opposed the Centre’s move and wrote that it would not release the officers.
Updated Dec 17, 2020 | 19:03 IST
Senior TMC leader and state Rural Development Minister Subrata Mukherjee said that the Centre’s order on the transfer of IPS officers is “unconstitutional and unacceptable”. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. | Photo Credit: PTI
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The three IPS officers of the West Bengal cadre who were in-charge of the security of BJP national president JP NAdda during his recent visit to the state
Mukherjee alleged that the Centre is trying to misuse provisions of the IPS Cadre Rule of 1954 in order to destroy the federal structure of the country
Kolkata: With Assembly elections in West Bengal just four months away, the mood is heightened in the corridors of power in Kolkata. The ruling Trinamool Congress, in wake of a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party, is leaving no stone unturned to take the fight to the rival’s camp.