The Election Commission on Monday ordered the switch of bureaucrats from the area to uphold equity within the Lok Sabha polls. The Commission directed the elimination of Home secretaries of states together with Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Along with this, The EC ordered the elimination of the secretary of the final administrative departments of Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh. Additionally, in addition they ordered the elimination of director common of police in West Bengal, PTI reported.
Days after the declaration of the LS elections schedule, the chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar additionally ordered the elimination of Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, further commissioners and deputy commissioners.
The EC had instructed all state governments to switch officers linked with elections-related duties, who’ve served three years in the identical place or are stationed of their residence districts. Maharashtra had not absolutely complied with the given instructions, particularly with a number of municipal commissioners and deputy municipal commissioners.
While expressing the discontent to the state chief secretary, the fee has ordered the switch of BMC and the extra and deputy commissioners with the content material to report by 6 pm on Monday.
The EC has additionally directed the chief secretary to switch all of the equally positioned municipal commissioners and extra or deputy municipal commissioners of different companies in Maharashtra.
Therefore, steps are taken to take care of equity and make sure the integrity of the electoral course of, which has been emphasised by CEC Rajiv Kumar on a number of events.
