Kolkata
Mamata Banerjee’s Top Bureaucratic Advisors Tender Resignations
Former chief secretaries Alapan Bandyopadhyay and H K Dwivedi have resigned as chief advisors to outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while economist Abhirup Sarkar has also stepped down from key industrial posts.
Two former chief secretaries of West Bengal — Alapan Bandyopadhyay and H K Dwivedi — have resigned from their positions as chief advisors to outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee following the recent political transition in the state.
According to a senior official at the state secretariat, both retired IAS officers submitted their resignations on Tuesday. The development comes amid administrative restructuring after the change in leadership in the state government.
In another significant resignation, noted economist Abhirup Sarkar stepped down from his responsibilities as chairman of both the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation and the West Bengal Small Industries Development Corporation.
The resignations of senior bureaucratic and economic advisors are being viewed as part of the broader administrative changes taking place in West Bengal’s governance structure. While no official reasons have been publicly disclosed, the exits mark the end of an influential advisory phase under the outgoing administration.