Bihar CS gets enraged spotting car with Bengal number to pick him up, returns without lunch

A bizarre incident during Bihar Chief Secretary Pratyay Amrit (IAS:1991:BH)’s visit to Kishanganj on Monday has created a flutter in the state’s administrative circles. The Chief Secretary, who was on a Kishanganj visit, became angry after spotting a vehicle with a West Bengal registration number arranged by the local administration to pick him up from the airport.

Pratyay Amrit got so enraged that he flatly refused to ride in it and traveled to the Kishanganj Collectorate in the Purnia Divisional Commissioner’s official vehicle as an alternative, held a meeting with officials there with DGP Vinay Kumar, and returned to Patna without lunch.  

The news has become a topic of discussion in administrative circles, as even after the meeting ended, the Chief Secretary’s anger did not subside. It is being reported that Amrit was scheduled to have lunch after the meeting, but he immediately left for Patna without lunch.

The incident has led to administrative circles being abuzz with discussions. Various speculations are being made among officials, while questions are also being raised about the functioning of the district administration.

The Chief Secretary reached Kishenganj to hold a high-level meeting on security in Seemanchal on Monday. He chaired the meeting attended by DGP Vinay Kumar (IPS:1991:BH) along with DMs and SPs of Kishanganj and Araria districts, among others, and officers of the Sashastra Seema Bal (ASSB). Security-related issues in the districts bordering the India-Nepal border were reviewed in this meeting.

It should be noted here that the central government is strict about security in border districts, and just two months ago, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had formulated a strategy to prevent infiltration and encroachment by outsiders in the Seemanchal region. In February, Shah held three days of meetings in Purnia, Kishanganj, Katihar, and Araria districts. He worked with officials from all districts bordering Nepal and senior SSB officers to develop an action plan.

It is reported that Amit Shah will again review security challenges in the districts bordering Nepal in Delhi next month, where Chief Secretary Pratyay Amrit and DGP Vinay Kumar will also be present. That is the reason why the Chief Secretary and DGP were visiting the border districts to review the situation.