The Centre on Monday denied charges levelled by the West Bengal government that it was not consulted on the share of Ganges water under the India-Bangladesh Farakka treaty of 1996 which is slated to expire in 2026.
Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of Calcutta High Court has directed the state government to pay all pending arrear dues to the WBSEDCL employees by December 6.
Bench sought a report from the state government on how many cases have been filed for violating the beacon rules.
Instead, he has told the prison authorities that he would be more comfortable with the traditional physical presence system at the time of hearing.
The agency officials have contacted all the bank authorities concerned and asked for statement details, following which they will be sent for forensic audit.
The most among the two is Sukanta Acharya, a West Bengal Civil Service (Executive Office), who had been the personal assistant to Chatterjee during his tenure as the state education minister, as well as when he was the commerce & industries minister.
The PIL also observed that although there was use of bulldozers in some other states, in West Bengal they do not want a replication of that and instead want all actions as per law.
The three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal are scheduled for next year. Understanding that local issues will be the key factors that will determine the mood of the voters, the West Bengal government, from Saturday, has started a detailed survey to feel the pulse of the rural population in the state residing in the panchayat areas.
As per a state government official, who did not wish to be named, the estimated payout from the state exchequer for organising the event will be above Rs 80 crore.
“The chief minister is not following the constitution and is not responding to my letters seeking information on different issues. But her constitutional responsibilities are to provide me necessary information. My duty is to restrict her inside constitutional boundary. Hope, she would respond to my queries.”
