Centre asks West Bengal not to block its teams on Covid-19 situation

The opposition, BJP and CPI-M have been repeatedly attacking Mamata Banerjee over low testing rates in the state which may result in silent (asymptomatic) carriers going undetected

Just a day after deputing two inter-ministerial central teams (IMCT) to take note of the Covid-19 situation in West Bengal, the Centre alleged that the state government is restricting them from carrying out their duties.

In a letter addressed to West Bengal’s chief secretary, Rajiva Sinha, the union home ministry wrote, “It has been brought to the notice of this ministry (union home ministry) that both the IMCTs, at Kolkata and Jalpaiguri respectively, have not been provided with the requisite cooperation by the state and local authorities. In fact, they have been specifically restrained from making any visits, interacting with