The fight between the BJP led Centre and Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal over the attack on BJP President JP Nadda’s car has gotten more fierce. After the West Bengal administration declined to send the DGP and Chief Secretary as directed by Union Home secretary Ajay Bhalla, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee has now written a letter to the former, wondering about the aspects based on which the Home Ministry had called the two state officials.
Banerjee, in the letter, has alleged that the summons seems to be with "political motive." Kalyan Banerjee, the chief whip of the Trinamool Congress in Lok Sabha, alleged that the Centre was resorting to coercive means to intimidate the state administration, and the top officials were summoned at the instance of the Union Home Minister.
"We want to inform you that law and order is within the domain of the state under 7th Schedule of the State list...How in respect of the law and order situation you can call both the officers for any sorts of discussion?" he asked. He said that in respect of law and order, the state government is accountable to the legislative assembly "but not to you or to your home minister".
"It appears that with a political motive and at the instance of your minister, who is a political person belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party, you have issued the said letter. You are trying to coerce the officers of West Bengal with political vindictiveness. It appears you are interfering with the federal structure," Banerjee added.
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