Centre creating atmosphere of fear among bureaucrats

Kolkata | Saturday | 5th June, 2021

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But, it has no direct link with Bandyopadhyay as he was appointed as the Chief Minister's Chief Advisor on May 31. "The move is to create an atmosphere of fear for bureaucrats posted in states as Modi wants to impose more control on them. Former IAS officer Ardhendu Sen, who was Bengal Chief Secretary, opined that the order is "very confusing". "However, it seems that the move is basically for the Centre to strengthen its control over officers against the country's federal structure. The reason being Centre cannot control if any state government wants to appoint any retired bureaucrat in a particular post..