Centre asks Bengal to relieve three IPS officers immediately; Mamata calls order blatant misuse of power The three IPS officers were directed to join the central deputation for alleged dereliction of duties after JP Nadda s convoy was attacked on 10 December during his state visit File photo of Mamata Banerjee. PTI
Slamming the central government for ordering the West Bengal government to relieve three IPS officers, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, Centre s order on deputation of three IPS officers is a blatant misuse of power, Bengal won t cow-down before expansionist , undemocratic forces .
The Centre had asked the West Bengal government on Thursday to immediately relieve 3 IPS officers for joining central deputation, saying all of them were already given new assignments, according to officials.
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The latest missive from MHA comes days after the Bengal government expressed its “inability” to relieve the three after the Centre “requisitioned” them for central deputation, just days after the attack on BJP convoy.
The Ministry of Home Affairs in its communication to the West Bengal chief secretary has said, as per the IPS cadre rules, the Centre prevails over the state government in case of any dispute.
Criticizing Centre s orders, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed the transfer order of the IPS officers as a blatant misuse of emergency provision of IPS Cadre Rule 1954.
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Relieve 3 IPS officers immediately: Home Ministry to West Bengal government
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In a communication to the West Bengal chief secretary, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said according to the IPS cadre rules, the Centre prevails over a state government in case of any dispute.
The three IPS officers were directed to join the central deputation for alleged dereliction of duties after Nadda s convoy was attacked at Diamond Harbour.
New Delhi: The clash between the Centre and West Bengal heightened on Thursday after the Union home ministry ordered immediate transfer of 3 IPS officers from West Bengal. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed it as ‘blatant misuse’ of emergency provision of IPS Cadre Rule 1954. “West Bengal is not going to cow down in front of expansionist and undemocratic forces,” she said.
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Mamata Banerjee s Trinamool Congress suffered a setback as one of its senior-most members Suvendhu Adhikari resigned from the party and another MLA Jitendra Tiwari stepped down from a key post.
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West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)
His resignation was soon followed by TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari stepping down as the chief of Asansol Municipal Corporation. Tiwari s resignation comes days after he accused the Mamata Banerjee government of depriving Asansol of central funds for political reasons .
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