2 months ago
2
Amid a enactment implicit “lapses” astatine President Droupadi Murmu’s lawsuit successful West Bengal, the Centre has sought a effect from the State authorities by 5 p.m. connected Sunday (March 8, 2026) implicit the “violations” of the rules related to protocol, venue and way arrangements during the visit, sources said.
In a missive to West Bengal Chief Secretary, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan seeks a study from West Bengal Chief Secretary implicit usurpation of the ‘Blue Book’ rules of protocol, venue and way arrangements, a authorities root said. The Chief Secretary has been asked to nonstop the study by 5 p.m.
The ‘Blue Book’ is simply a confidential papers which lists retired rules for the information and protocol for the President, Vice-President, the Prime Minister and their families.
President Droupadi Murmu connected Saturday (March 7, 2026) expressed disappointment with the State authorities for changing the venue of the International Santal Conference successful Darjeeling territory and not adhering to the desired protocol to person her astatine the event.
She besides noted the lack of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Ministers during her visit, and the debased assemblage turnout. Siliguri Mayor Gautam Deb was the lone typical contiguous astatine the airdrome to person her. According to protocol, the Chief Minister oregon a Minister of the State authorities is usually contiguous to person the President.
The State authorities had changed the venue of the league from Bidhannagar successful Darjeeling territory to Gossainpur successful Bagdogra country located connected the outskirts of Siliguri successful the aforesaid district.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee, responding to the issue, said that the President was received and seen disconnected by the Mayor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation, DM Darjeeling and CP Siliguri Police Commissionerate strictly arsenic per the approved lineup shared by the President’s Secretariat. She said that the organiser appeared inadequately prepared. “No protocol lapse happened connected portion of territory administration,” she posted connected X.
