India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, Jun 01: The Union Home Ministry has served a show-cause notice to former chief secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay, over whom a tug-of-war is on between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee government, under a stringent provision of the Disaster Management Act that entails imprisonment up to two years.
A home ministry official said the show cause notice was served on Bandyopadhyay, hours before Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced his retirement on Monday, for refusing to comply with lawful direction of the central government in violation of Section 51-B of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
The officer has been asked to reply within three days to the notice, the official said.
Bandyopadhyay, who was due to retire on May 31, was given an extension of three months and days later asked to report at the Centre. However, Banerjee announced his retirement on…