Newly-elected chief minister of West Bengal for a third consecutive term Mamata Banerjee sign the paper after taking the oath, at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Wednesday ANI
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday effected a major reshuffle of the top brass of the state police, reinstating officers who were transferred after the Election Commission took over.
Banerjee reinstated DGP Virendra and ADG (law & order) Jawed Shamim in two key changes, the announcements made in her first press conference after being sworn in as CM for the third straight term.
The incumbents, DGP P Nirajnayan and ADG (law and order) Jag Mohan, were posted as DG (Fire Service) and director civil defence, respectively. Both Virendra and Shamim had been transferred by the poll panel. Virendra was posted as advisor West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, while Shamim was posted as DG (Fire).
A day after being relieved from post of Bengal DGP, Virendra appointed as WBSEDCL advisor
A day after being relieved from post of Bengal DGP, Virendra appointed as WBSEDCL advisor
A day after the Election Commission removed him from the post of Bengal DGP, Virendra was appointed as the advisor to the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company.
advertisement
File photo of IPS officer Virendra (Picture Courtesy: Facebook @Bankura District Police)
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday appointed IPS officer Virendra as the advisor to West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL).
He will relieve IPS Ajey Mukund Ranade from his additional charge as Advisor (Security & Vigilance), WBSEDCL, an order from the Governor’s office said.
Fact Check: No, Modi govt is not introducing one nation, one power tariff law
A message circulating on social media claims that India may be heading towards a uniform power tariff policy. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be misleading.
advertisement
[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] File photo of high-tension power lines (Photo Credits: Reuters)
Is India headed towards a uniform power tariff policy? That is what a message circulating on social media claims. The message in Bengali translates to, Power tariffs will be uniform throughout the country as the Modi government is introducing one nation, one tariff law.