The Union home ministry has issued a showcause to former chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay on why action should not be taken against him under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, for “abstaining” from PM Narendra Modi’s cyclone review meeting in Kalaikunda on May 28.
KOLKATA: The Union home ministry has issued a showcause to former chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay on why action should not be taken against him under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, for “abstaining” from PM Narendra Modi’s cyclone review meeting in Kalaikunda on May 28.
The notice, which opens a new front in the ongoing Centre-versus-Bengal slugfest since the declaration of the assembly poll results on May 2, has asked Bandyopadhyay to respond within three days. The former CS, who opted for superannuation on Monday and was made the chief adviser to Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee the same day, did not respond to the notice on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday defended its move to summon former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay and called its transfer order 'Constitutional', according to sources.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee defends Alapan Bandyopadhyay
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02 Jun 2021, 23:37 GMT+10
South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], June 2 (ANI): Hitting out at Centre for issuing a showcause notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s Chief Advisor Alapan Bandyopadhyay under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday questioned why are Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are not prosecuted for the same.
Earlier today, TMC leader Banerjee visited Patharpratima and Sandeshkhali in the Sunderbans of South 24 Parganas district to assess the devastation left behind by Cyclone Yaas on river embankment and the surrounding area.
The Union Government has rubbished the charges levelled by CM Mamata Banerjee. It has said that the transfer order addressed to Bandyopadhyay is Constitutional .
Read more about Centre rubbishes Mamata s charges, defends action on ex Bengal Chief Secy on Business Standard. The Central government defended its move to summon former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay and called its transfer order Constitutional