Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy described it as "forced central deputation" of the chief secretary and asked, "Has this ever happened since Independence? "It is an administrative issue involving two governments and the state BJP has nothing to comment on it," he said. Bandyopadhyay took over as the chief secretary of West Bengal after Rajiva Sinha retired in September last year. On May 24, Banerjee, while announcing extension of Bandyopadhyay’s extension, had said, "Our chief secretary has got an extension for three months. Earlier in December, the Centre had directed the West Bengal government to immediately relieve three IPS officers so that they could join their new assignments at the Centre.

Source: Mint May 28, 2021 19:18 UTC