The Central government defended its move to summon former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay and called its transfer order ‘Constitutional’, according to sources.
“The order is perfectly 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 Prime Minister and no officer of West Bengal Government attended the Prime Minister’s review meeting,” Central government sources said.
The former Chief Secretary was summoned for Central deputation after he reportedly failed to give a presentation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Cyclone Yaas review meeting last week. According to sources, he left the meet along with the chief minister without giving a proper reason.
A day after Chief Secretary Alapan Bandophadyay was asked to report to the Department of Personnel and Training, New Delhi, Bandophadyay opted for retirement from his position as Chief Secretary and joined the Mamata Banerjee-led government as her chief advisor.
The Centre then accused Mamata of protecting Bandophadhay from disciplinary action.
-ANI
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