WB chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay reaches secretariat

On the day when West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay was asked to report to the 'Department of Personnel and Training' in New Delhi, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confirming that the state is not going to release Bandopadhyay.

She also urged him to withdraw the letter of recall so that Bandopadhyay could continue to head the administration in the difficult times of Covid crisis and in the aftermath of Cyclone Yass.

"I humbly request you to withdraw, recall, reconsider your decision and rescind the latest so-called order in larger public interest.