DMK's Stalin wades into Centre vs Mamata govt's tussle over IPS officers' deputation

Slamming Home Ministry for its decision to transfer three IPS officers for Central deputation, DMK chief MK Stalin has urged Prime Minister's office to immediately rescind transfer order. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Stalin said that unilateral transfer of 3 West Bengal IPS officers by Union BJP government is autocratic and anti-federal. This comes after Congress and AAP slammed Centre for move amid a tussle between West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Centre after an attack on BJP chief JP Nda's convoy while he visited Diamond Harbour.

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Mamata, Kejriwal slams Centre

Slamming Centre, Mamata Banerjee said that act is a deliberate attempt to encroach upon State’s jurisdiction & demoralize serving officers in WB and that it violates  basic tenets of federal structure. Calling it unconstitutional & completely unacceptable, she said that West Bengal ministration wouldn't allow "brazen attempt" by Centre to control State machinery by proxy.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday backed his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee and slammed Centre. Taking to Twitter, Aam Ami Party leer who has faced a similar battle for years condemned Centre's "blatant interference" in ministration of West Bengal. "Encroaching on rights of states by attempting to transfer police officers to Centre just before elections, is an assault on federalism and an attempt to destabilize," Kejriwal said. 

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MHA summons state secy & DGP

On Thursday, MHA again summoned Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandophyay and DGP Virendra to come to Delhi for a meeting on Bengal's law and order situation. officers responded seeking a virtual meeting rar than in-person presence, after previously refusing to answer summons. ruling Trinamool government has maintained that 'Under Article 312 of Constitution,  Centre may ask for names of officers to be sent on deputation, n it is upto state to release m or t'.   West Bengal Chief Minister has hit out at Centre, going so far as to call it 'expansionist' and has stated that her government will t cow down.

Moreover, escalating fight with Centre, Mamata Banerjee government has moved Supreme Court on Friday over Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)'s summons to three IPS officers belonging to state cre, on central deputation. MHA h summoned three officers  - Rajeev Mishra (G, South Bengal); Bhola Nath Pandey (SP, Diamond Harbour) and Praveen Kumar Tripathi (DIG, Presidency Range) over lapses in security arrangement to BJP chief J P Nda during his visit to Bengal

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