Centre serves show cause notice to former Bengal Chief Secy under DM Act

In an escalating row, Alapan Bandyopadhyay had on Monday retired from bureaucracy and was appointed chief advisor to Bengal govt for three years

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has served a show cause notice to former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay under Disaster Management Act 2005, asking him to write within 3 days, news agency ANI reported.

In an escalating row over Mamata Banerjee skipping meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Alapan Bandyopadhyay had on Monday retired from bureaucracy and was appointed as chief advisor for three years effective to the West Bengal Chief Minister, rendering the order of transfer to Delhi ineffective.

The Centre had on May 28 night transferred Bandyopadhyay to itself and asked the state government to immediately