NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Saturday summoned three West Bengal IPS officers to serve in central deputation after alleged security lapses led to attack on BJP president J P Nadda's convoy earlier this week. The three senior officers—Rajiv Misra, Praveen Kumar and Bhola Nath Pandey—were responsible for the BJP chief's security.

Several vehicles in Nadda's cavalcade were damaged and BJP leaders and workers injured by stone-throwing protesters carrying TMC flags at Sirakol when the BJP chief was travelling to Diamond Harbour to address a public meeting two days ago.

Following the attack, West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar sent a report to the Centre about the "extremely disturbing developments" in the state.

Based on the report, the MHA on Friday summoned West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay and DGP Virendra, asking them to present themselves on December 14 for an explanation on the law and order situation in the state.

Registering protest against Centre's summons, Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee on Saturday wrote a letter to Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla, who reports to Union home minister Amit Shah, saying that the law and order are state subjects and Centre cannot summon the officers for any sort of discussion.

Among those called on central deputation, Rajeev Mishra, a 1996 batch IPS officer was IG of South Bengal, Praveen Kumar Tripathi was DIG of Presidency Range and Bhola Nath Pandey was SP of Diamond Harbour police district.

The attack on Nadda's convoy has become the latest flashpoint between the BJP and the ruling TMC ahead of state elections next year. The BJP claimed the incident was planned by TMC supporters, while chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her party workers insinuated that it was the saffron party that staged the attack.