Centre-State Tussle: No Bengal government nod to his Delhi switch, Alapan not going to report back to Centre on Monday

West Bengal govt has determined to not ship Leader Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay on central deputation based on an order from the Union govt, calling him again to Delhi.

In step with assets within the state management, Bandyopadhyay used to be requested to file in Delhi on Would possibly 31, the day of his retirement. Then again, he’s prone to forget about the central order and attend a assessment assembly on aid operations put up cyclonic typhoon ‘Yaas’ at the side of Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The Division of Group of workers and Coaching, which comes beneath the central govt, issued the deputation order after the CM and her leader secretary failed to wait the cyclone assessment assembly chaired by way of High Minister Narendra Modi, asking Bandyopadhyay to file in Delhi by way of 10am on Monday.

After taking prison recommendation, the state govt determined to not ship Bandyopadhyay to Delhi. A 1987-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, Bandyopadhyay used to be because of retire on Monday however were given a three-month extension as a result of his revel in in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic within the state.

Resources within the govt mentioned on behalf of the manager secretary, Bhagabati Prasad Gopalika, secretary, Group of workers and Administrative Reform Division, will write to the central govt on Monday, explaining his incapacity to file in Delhi.

Even because the recall order sparked off a contemporary tussle between the Centre and the Trinamool govt, lots of Bandyopadhyay’s former colleagues expressed team spirit to him and criticized the Union govt’s resolution.

Former state leader secretary Ardhendu Sen mentioned, “The state govt is busy coping with the pandemic and the aftermath of a herbal crisis. Given the location, how may just the central govt factor a switch order to the manager secretary? This may indisputably impede the functioning of the state management. We predict the central govt to lend a hand out the state at a time like this. Even though the Centre has the jurisdiction (to recall the manager secretary), there’s no doubt that the directions issued by way of the Union govt at the moment are completely unwanted.”

Basudev Banerjee, some other former leader secretary, additionally got here down arduous at the Centre’s resolution, announcing, “I believe that is maximum unlucky. This can be a misuse of Rule 6(1), the IAS Cadre rule, 1954.”

“In case of any confrontation, the topic might be determined by way of the central govt and the state govt or state governments involved shall give impact to the verdict of the central govt,” states the Indian Administrative
Provider (Cadre) Laws, 1954, which Banerjee referred to.

Veteran legal professional and CPI(M)’s Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Bhattacharya mentioned, “That is completely erratic. The central govt has the facility to recall however workout of this energy must be implemented in a even handed means. He has been recalled to Delhi at the day of his retirement, and too, simply 4 days after the Centre itself gave him 3 months of extension. This additionally displays a big loss of co-ordination between the 2 governments.”

A senior IAS officer within the state mentioned, “On this case, the principle rule, which is session with the state govt, used to be now not exercised. So, the rule of thumb used to be principally violated.”