West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, true to her traits, has picked up one more combat with the Centre as she initiates her marketing campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. After her conduct which was unbecoming of a state Chief Minister through the overview assembly of Cyclone Yaas with PM Modi, the Union authorities determined to order Mamata’s Chief Secretary, Alapan Bandyopadhyay, who broke service guidelines as he additionally left the assembly with Mamata in tow as a substitute of delivering the scheduled presentation on the cyclone, for central deputation. In what will be seen as an act of defiance, Mamata noticed to it that Alapan Bandyopadhyay retired as he opted for superannuation as a way to keep away from shifting base to New Delhi. But, now Bandopadhyay has been appointed as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Chief Adviser for a interval of three years.The proven fact that Mamata Banerjee moved heaven and earth to make sure that Bandyopadhyay doesn’t must report in New Delhi for his new deputation within the division of personnel and coaching (DoPT) in North Block, factors to the truth that Bandyopadhyay is her weakest hyperlink with an insecure West Bengal CM fearful about what would occur ought to he open his mouth ever in Delhi. There is little doubt that Bandopadhyay is near Mamata because the latter has appointed him as her Chief Advisor – a submit reserved just for the Chief Minister’s closest confidantes. An identical state of affairs will be seen in Punjab the place CM Captain Amarinder Singh has appointed ballot strategist Prashant Kishor as his Advisor.Times of India quoted a authorities functionary as saying, “The chief secretary’s retirement shows that Mamata Banerjee is on the back foot. She knows that the facts of the matter are against the chief secretary and this is a last bid to save him. Banerjee has done a big U-turn in a matter of hours. From requesting the PM to confirm the extension of the chief secretary for three months to retiring him now. But this move doesn’t change anything. Chargesheet will be issued and disciplinary action will be taken against Alapan Bandyopadhyay.”The Centre is about to provoke disciplinary proceedings towards Bandyopadhyay with the principles dictating that disciplinary proceedings will be initiated towards an officer for as much as 4 years after his/her retirement. And, now evidently the Modi authorities has grabbed Mamata Banerjee’s weakest hyperlink which is making the West Bengal CM much more unstable than she already is.