The chief ministers of Punjab, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan have backed the West Bengal government over Central deputations of three Bengal cadre IPS officers. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday thanked them for their solidarity with the state.
Apart from Chief ministers, DMK chief MK Stalin and former Union minister Yashwant Sinha too supported the Bengal CM.
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Centre is brazenly interfering with State Govt functioning by transferring police officers. My gratitude to @bhupeshbaghel @ArvindKejriwal @capt_amarinder @ashokgehlot51 & @mkstalin for showing solidarity to people of Bengal & reaffirming their commitment to federalism.Thank you!
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) December 20, 2020
The chief minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, took to Twitter and Wrote “Federalism is at stake yet again. The BJP govt at the Centre has encroached the state’s area of administration and transferred officers. And that too before elections. Centre’s interference is highly objectionable and condemnable.”
Federalism is at stake yet again. The BJP govt at centre has enchroached the state's area of administration and transfered officers. And that too before elections.
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) December 18, 2020
Centre's interference is highly objectionable and condemnable. https://t.co/GdXxMjp5SK
DMK chief MK Stalin tweeted that “The civil services of the country must not be dictated by the whims and fancies of the ruling party in Delhi. I urge the PM to immediately rescind the transfer order.”
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Yashwant Sinha said that “BJP has launched its surgical strike in Bengal already. Nothing but a comprehensive win for TMC is the need of the hour.”
The Central deputations of three Bengal cadre IPS officers ordered by the Union Home Ministry after an attack over the carcade of the Bhartiya Janata Party’s president JP Nadda during his Bengal visit. These three IPS officers were responsible for his security.