Dhaka, May 21 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has issued strict guidelines that limit top government officials from making comments to the media, publishing government documents or sharing information, to appearing on media programmes, reports Kolkata-based publication Anandabazar.

The directive issued to the administration and personnel department on Wednesday is part of a swathe of strict action by the chief minister since taking power, the report states.

The notice, signed by Chief Secretary Manoj Agrawal, has been sent to all the departments, commissioners, the district administrations and the police administration in the state.

It said its instructions should be circulated quickly to all offices and implemented rigo...