Amid the ongoing tussle with the central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that Alapan Bandyopadhyay has retired as the Bengal chief secretary. He will be appointed as chief advisor to chief minister from today, Mamata further added.
File image of IAS officer Alapan Bandopadhyay. ANI
Amid the ongoing tussle with the central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that Alapan Bandyopadhyay has retired as the Bengal chief secretary. He will be appointed as chief advisor to chief minister from today, Mamata further added. “He didn’t ask for an extension, we asked for his service to public during COVID and cyclone,” the CM reportedly said.
The announcement comes hours…