Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Central government have been locked in a bitter war of words over the deputation of three IPS officers. Renewing her attack on the BJP government, Banerjee said that the centre is brazenly interfering with the state government's functioning by transferring police officers.
She also thanked the chief ministers of Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan along with DMK leader MK Stalin for showing solidarity with the West Bengal government.
Taking it to Twitter, she said, "Centre is brazenly interfering with State Govt functioning by transferring police officers. My gratitude to Bhupesh Baghel, Arvind Kejriwal, Captain Amarinder, Ashok Gehlot and MK Stalin for showing solidarity to people of Bengal & reaffirming their commitment to federalism. Thank you!."
The comments of the TMC supremo comes when Union Home Minister Amit Shah is holding a roadshow in Bolpur for the upcoming elections in the state. Shah also attacked the TMC government and said that people of Bengal want 'Poriborton'."
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Banerjee has repeatedly refused to send three IPS officers for deputation after repeated summons by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The three officers -- Bholanath Pandey (SP, Diamond Harbour), Praveen Tripathi (DIG, Presidency Range) and Rajeev Mishra (ADG, South Bengal) -- were responsible for the security of BJP chief J P Nadda during his December 9-10 visit to the politically volatile state.
After the attack on Nadda's convoy, the latest flashpoint between the state and the Centre, the MHA had summoned the West Bengal chief secretary and DGP on December 14 for an explanation on the law-and-order situation in the state.
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