NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay asking hello to clarify the explanations for skipping a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“A show-cause notice has been issued to former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay under Disaster Management Act 2005 asking him to write within 3 days,” information company ANI reported.
A present trigger notice has been issued to former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay underneath Disaster Management Act 2005 asking him to write inside 3 days
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In one other letter, the Centre has requested Bandyopadhyay, a 1987-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, to report to New Delhi at 10 AM, Tuesday. All this comes amid the continued confrontation between the Centre and the West Bengal authorities over the sudden switch of the Alapan Bandyopadhyay.
Meanwhile, the Government of India (GoI) sources stated that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee defied protocol in a overview meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the post-cyclonic state of affairs within the state and is deceptive on the controversy surrounding chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay.
After the Prime Minister landed at Kalaikunda final week, Banerjee left for Digha after meeting him briefly and didn’t attend the overview meeting over the harm triggered by Cyclone Yaas, they stated.
Mamata, on her half, maintains she took the Prime Minister`s permission earlier than leaving however the GoI sources say that PM Modi had not given permission to Banerjee to go away the meeting.
“It is obvious that Mamata Banerjee`s assertion of being made to wait is totally false and that she made the PM wait,” a supply stated. The sources additionally stated that the Chief Minister had agreed to attend the meeting, however modified her thoughts after coming to know that the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari was going to be a part of the meeting, which she additionally mentions in her letter.
Slamming her claims of being informed to wait for 20 minutes earlier than the Prime Minister, the federal government sources stated that she was anticipated to come upfront, as everybody does when PM is meant to land at any airport.
They additionally stated that the Bengal CM had chosen to forestall different officers too from attending the meeting and in impact cancelled the overview meeting scheduled by the Prime Minister, as she sensed that she had to wait until the meeting was over.
“Mamata Banerjee chose to boycott the review meeting because the LOP of West Bengal was present. No issue was created by GoI on this because what mattered was cyclone relief activities. It was suggested to her that PM will meet her immediately after the review meeting as that was the reason for which he travelled to the state,” the sources stated.
Referring to Banerjee`s protests following the recall of Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, describing the order as `unprecedented and unconstitutional, the sources stated that the order is completely constitutional since Chief Secretary is an All India Services officer.
“He chose to ignore his constitutional duties, as a result of which no presentation was given to PM and no officer of West Bengal government attended the PM`s review meeting,” they stated.
They additionally careworn that All India officers aren’t anticipated to be a part of politics and that Banerjee is aware of all this and his retirement is the final bid to save him.
“Chief Secretary`s retirement shows that Mamata Banerjee is on the back foot. She knows that facts of the matter are against the Chief Secretary and his behaviour was such that it will invite strict disciplinary action as he is an All India Services Officer and it was his duty to ensure that the review meeting takes place as scheduled,” the sources stated.
“Mamata Banerjee has done a big U-turn in a matter of hours. From requesting PM to confirm the extension of Chief Secretary for three months, to retiring him now,” they additional stated.
The sources additionally stated that the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was additionally an elected consultant of the affected space and there have been quite a few conferences up to now in non-BJP dominated states the place representatives of different events have been current.
Banerjee had stated yesterday that Bandyopadhyay has retired from service on May 31 and won’t take part Delhi and has been made Chief Advisor. The central authorities had on Friday final issued an order to recall Bandyopadhyay. The order stated that the position of his companies with the federal government has been permitted.
The state authorities was requested to relieve the officer with rapid impact and he was directed to report to North Block by May 31. The improvement passed off after Banerjee together with the state chief secretary skipped the overview meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday aftermath of Cyclone Yaas.
(With Agency Inputs)
