Reacting to the latest development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed the CBI-step as unconstitutional and an attack to the federal structure of the country. The tussle between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Narendra Modi government has escalated since Sunday evening when Mamata sat on a dharna to defend Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar from the CBI in Kolkata.
The fast-changing developments have taken many by surprise. The Opposition has termed it an attack on democracy and federal structure while the BJP says Mamata has unleashed a constitutional crisis in the state.