Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday put a stay on the removal of central forces from Darjeeling. The decision was taken after the West Bengal had moved court seeking a stay on the same. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had even written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh claiming that the withdrawal of forces was "politically and administratively a bad decision."
The MHA had on Sunday reportedly ordered the withdrawal of 10 of the 15 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) companies deployed in the hills so that they could be used for duty in other places for the festival season.
State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh had earlier said that during his visit to the hills, he had seen CRPF personnel being used to give protection to IPS officers and guard the residence of rebel Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Binoy Tamang.