Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla writes to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, says State government stopping essential goods vehicles to cross over to Bangladesh.
The "unilateral action" of State govt will have larger implications for the Indian govt with regard to its legally binding international commitments. This act of the State govt amounts to violation of the orders issued by MHA under Disaster Management Act, 2005:Home Secretary
"A large number of trucks carrying essential supplies, bound for Bangladesh, are stranded at different border crossing points.... A number of drivers returning from Bangladesh have not been allowed to cross the border and are stranded in Bangladesh," Says MHA letter.
