West Bengal Chief Secretary Retires, Named As CM's Adviser
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EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH AT 1.52L, INDIA REPORTS THREE-CHILD POLICY: KIWIS FANCY BREAKING Max 35°c lowest Covid cases since China lifts cap on births in Lord’s jinx against Min 26°c April 9 P2 major policy shift P6 depleted England P10 Humidity 81% VOL II, ISSUE 237 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI SILCHAR KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `5 TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021 West Bengal chief secretary Mamata links CS’s transfer with Kalaikunda meeting retires, named as CM’s adviser AGENCIES AGENCIES Covid and for Cyclone Yaas, ter his helicopter landed at the he must continue his service Kalaikunda air base in Ben- KOLKATA: State Chief Min- KOLKATA: Bengal’s top officer to the poor, the state, the coun- gal and left for another meet- ister Mamata Banerjee ex- Alapan Bandyopadhyay re- try, the affected people...” the ing. Top central government pressed concern that the tired as Chief Secretary on Chief Minister said. sources called her “petulant” faux pas that happened dur- Monday instead of reporting “If a bureaucrat is insulted and said “never before in the ing her meeting with Prime to the Centre, in a dramatic es- after he has dedicated his life history of the Indian Republic Minister Narendra Modi calation of Mamata Banerjee’s to his work, what message has a Chief Minister of a state at Kalaikunda may have feud with Prime Minister Nar- is the government and PM behaved in such an ugly, dis- prompted the Centre to re- endra Modi. sending out? Are they bonded respectful and arrogant man- call Chief Secretary Alapan Hours after Mamata Baner- labourers? There are many ner” with a Prime Minister. Bandopadhyay on the nor- jee wrote to Prime Minister Bengali cadre officers at the Mamata Banerjee had mal date of his superannua- Narendra Modi that she would Centre. Can I recall them with- written to PM Modi that she tion. not send top Bengal officer out consultation, Mr Prime would not accept Mr Bandy- The chief minister, how- Chief minister Mamata Banerjee speaks to media on Monday. Photo: Alapan Bandyopadhyay to Minister? Mr Busy Prime opadhyay’s transfer to Delhi ever, said that the incident Purbadri Das. Delhi, she announced that he Minister? Mr Mann-ki-baat at a time he was handling was a result of the clash of particulars as to why ‘cen- to do with our meeting at had retired as Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, newly appointed Chief Secretary H.K. Dwivedi and Prime Minister?” the state’s Covid crisis. The schedule and it should not tral deputation of Alapan Kalaikunda on 28th May, and would now serve as Chief incoming Home Secretary DP Gopalika at Nabanna on Monday. The Chief Secretary was Centre’s recall order came on be taken as otherwise in the Bandyopadhyay IAS, Chief 2021?” Adviser to her government for Photo: Purbadri Das. ordered to report to the Cen- Friday, hours after the Chief political discourse. Secretary, West Bengal re- The chief minister also three years. her state’s Covid fight. The taken over as Chief Secretary, tre at 10 am on Monday in a Minister skipped a Cyclone In a five-page letter writ- quired suddenly by you only said that she was really Mamata Banerjee had Centre, she said, responded by she announced. recall order issued hours after Yaas review meeting with PM ten to the Prime Minister, few days after granting an ‘shocked’ because she can- made it clear that she would insisting that he has to report “They have given no rea- Mamata Banerjee skipped a Modi on Friday. The Centre Banerjee said, “The unilater- order of extension following, not “understand what hap- not follow the Centre’s order to Delhi. son. I am shocked. I have Cyclone Yaas review meeting responded to this morning’s al order also does not provide due consultation process. pened between your allow- shifting Mr Bandyopadhyay After Mr Bandyopadhyay’s decided we need his service with PM Modi. She met with letter by insisting that he has any details, reasons and/ or “Does it have something ing extension to the...Pg 5 to the Centre in the middle of retirement, HK Dwivedi has for the Covid pandemic. For the Prime Minister briefly af- to report to Delhi. Pg 5 SPOTLIGHT Decision on Centre says all ‘He has responsibility here’: Two held AG can’t specify how the eligible to get in Assam court will function: Acting CJ Class XII exams dose by year-end chief minister on chief secy in two days, CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE AT THE HEARING ON MONDAY, NEW DELHI: The entire eligible AGENCIES during the review meeting. 0.56%, which is lesser than rape case AG DUTTA, ON BEHALF OF THE population will be vaccinated “Poor people should remem- during the first wave, and dis- GUWAHATI: Two persons KOLKATA: The Advocate General Centre tells SC by 2021-end, the Centre on KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mam- ber I’m there for you all. Don’t charge rate stands at 91%.” were arrested by the police cannot specify how the court STATE, RAISED THE QUESTION AGENCIES Monday told the Supreme ata Banerjee said on Monday participate in the provoca- Bandyopadhyay, who was in Assam for allegedly rap- will function, the Acting Chief OF HOW THE SPECIAL BENCH Court after the top court that Chief Secretary Alap- tion. We didn’t get any relief due to retire on Monday, has ing a Covid-recovered wom- Justice of the Calcutta High COULD HEAR THE CBI’S NEW DELHI: The Centre on Mon- questioned the “vaccination an Bandyopadhyay “has a package nor we asked for it,” been at the centre of a major an. The incident occurred Court made a clear statement in day told the Supreme Court policy”. The Supreme Court responsibility here” as she she further said. The exten- faceoff between the central on Thursday at around the light of AG Kishore Dutta’s ALLEGATIONS IN THE NARADA that it would decide in two has questioned the Centre on chaired a review meeting sion of the Chief Secretary, government and the state 7.30 pm in Charaideo dis- statement addressed to the state CASE. ASKED ABOUT THE days if ICSE and CBSE Class mandatory registration on over Cyclone Yaas, which hit the Chief Minister said, “is government. Last Friday, trict when she was walking in the Narada case. ADMISSIBILITY OF THE CASE, XII Board Examinations would CoWIN app for Covid vaccina- Bengal last week, as well as not in my hands,” adding that the Centre directed the top home from a hospital along Narada’s case was heard by HE TOLD A LARGER BENCH OF be conducted this year amid tion. It said people in rural ar- the Covid-19 situation in the she would reply on the matter bureaucrat to report for duty with her daughter, who too a larger bench of the Calcut- Covid pandemic. eas may face difficulties. Pg 5 state. “when the time comes.” in New Delhi on May 31, just had recovered from the dis- ta High Court on Monday. A THE HIGH COURT: THE LAW At the outset Attorney “I’ve visited Cyclone Yaas-af- On the Covid-19 situation, hours after the Chief Minister ease. five-member bench of the High SAYS SO. General KK Venugopal urged Central Vista fected Digha, Chief Secretary Banerjee said, “The daily “skipped” a review meeting The hospital released the Court, comprising Acting Chief a Bench-led by Justice AM (CS) has a responsibility here. number of cases has gone convened by Prime Minister duo after they had tested Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice Bandyopadhyay, began hear- Khanwilkar to adjourn the work to continue: Fishermen’s compensation down to 11,000, while the daily Narendra Modi over the cy- negative. The husband of Indraprasanna Mukherjee, ing the case on the basis of the matter, saying a meeting had needs to be thought of,” Ba- positivity rate has decreased clone during his visit to West the woman from ...Pg 5 Justice Harish Tandon, Justice CBI’s application for transfer of been called to take a decision Delhi HC nerjee was quoted as saying to 18-19%. The death rate is Bengal. Pg 5 Soumen Sen and Justice Arijit the case. Pg 5 on the issue. Pg 5 NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the construction work of the FIGHT AGAINST BLACK FUNGUS Class 10, 12 exams will Central Vista project to con- 6 workers trapped in tinue, saying it was a “vital and essential” national pro- be held: Pegu reaffirms ject. A Bench of Chief Justice Meghalaya coal mine Centre dispatches 100 vials of AGENCIES D N Patel and Justice Jyoti AGENCIES Singh dismissed a plea seek- GUWAHATI: Assam Education ing to halt the project during SILCHAR: At least six workers, drugs to Assam and Tripura Minister Ranoj Pegu om Mon- the coronavirus pandemic, five from Assam and one from day asserted that the HSLC saying the petition was “mo- Tripura are trapped in a coal AGENCIES that no black fungus (Mucor- and HS board exams under tivated” and “not a genuine mine in Meghalaya’s East Jain- mycosis) case has been detect- SEBA and AHSEC will be con- PIL”. Pg 5 tia Hills district. The incident NEW DELHI: Union Minister for ed in Assam whereas one case ducted in the state. took place near Umplemg area Chemicals and Fertilizers DV has been detected in Tripura. The decision of scheduling India’s GDP of the district. Sadananda Gowda on Mon- The statistics, provided by of the pending exams will be Meghalaya Police said that day said that 50 vials each of the Chemicals and Fertilizers, taken once there is a sharp grows 1.6% in information has received from Amphotericin-B drugs have says that no black fungus case decline in the COVID-19 cases Minister Ranoj Pegu.