In a letter written to state DGP and chief secretary, the MHA informed that Bholanath Pandey has been appointed as SP in the Bureau of Police Research and Development, Pravin Kumar Tripathi as DIG in Sashastra Seema Bal, and Rajiv Mishra as IG in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. The letter adds that the state has to relieve them immediately.
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Center has once again asked the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal to relieve three IPS officers for central deputation. The IPS officers — Rajeev Mishra, Praveen Kumar Tripathi and Bholanath Pandey — have been asked to report to the Ministry of Home Affairs immediately on central deputation after their failure to provide adequate security to BJP president JP Nadda’s convoy during his visit to the state.
The three have also been posted to central paramilitary forces. In a letter written to state DGP and chief secretary, the MHA informed that Bholanath Pandey has been appointed as SP in the Bureau of Police Research and Development, Pravin Kumar Tripathi as DIG in Sashastra Seema Bal, and Rajiv Mishra as IG in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. The letter adds that the state has to relieve them immediately.
The MHA in the letter has said that if the West Bengal government does not comply and release these officers, it will constitute as violation of Rule 6(1) of IPS cadre rules, 1954. The rules says that “a cadre officer with the concurrence of the state government or the state governments concerned and the central government, be deputed for service under the central government or another state government or under a company or association or body of individuals whether incorporated or not… provided that in case of any disagreement the matter shall be decided by the central government and the state government concerned shall give effect to the decision of the central government.”