{"id":13143,"date":"2024-03-18T10:08:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T10:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=13143"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:08:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T10:08:50","slug":"ec-orders-large-scale-transfers-of-bureaucrats-west-bengal-dgp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/ec-orders-large-scale-transfers-of-bureaucrats-west-bengal-dgp\/","title":{"rendered":"EC Orders Large-Scale Transfers Of Bureaucrats, West Bengal DGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, Mar 18: Seeking to ensure level-playing field in <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/dgp-corps-commander-review-security-situation-in-jammu-ahead-of-lok-sabha-polls\/\">Lok Sabha<\/a> elections, the <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/azad-requests-ec-to-hold-assembly-election-in-jk-one-month-after-ls-polls\/\">Election Commission<\/a> on Monday ordered the removal of home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, sources said.<br \/>\nIt also ordered the removal of the West Bengal director general of police, they added.<br \/>\nAlso, the secretary of the general administrative departments of Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh have been removed.<br \/>\nDays after announcing the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections, the poll panel under <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/eci-welcomes-newly-appointed-election-commissioners\/\">CEC Rajiv Kumar<\/a> also ordered removal of Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, additional commissioners and deputy commissioners.<br \/>\nThe commission had directed all the state governments to transfer officers connected with election-related work, who have completed three years or are in their home districts. <a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/jammu-crime-branch-chargesheets-nagpur-based-man-for-rs-1-70-cr-fraud\/\">Maharashtra<\/a> had not complied with the directions in respect of few municipal commissioners and some additional and deputy municipal commissioners.<br \/>\nWhile conveying displeasure to the state chief secretary, the commission directed transfer of BMC and the additional and deputy commissioners with the direction to report by 6 pm on Monday.<br \/>\nThe chief secretary was also directed to transfer all the similarly placed municipal commissioners and additional or deputy municipal commissioners of other corporations in Maharashtra.<br \/>\nThe step is a part of the commission\u2019s efforts to maintain a level-playing field and ensure the integrity of the electoral process, which has been emphasised by CEC Kumar on several occasions.<br \/>\nThe move comes after the commission comprising CEC Kumar and fellow ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu met here on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13144\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13144\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-18-at-3.37.05-PM-300x208.png\" alt=\"EC Orders Large-Scale Transfers Of Bureaucrats, West Bengal DGP\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EC Orders Large-Scale Transfers Of Bureaucrats, West Bengal DGP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, Mar 18: Seeking to ensure level-playing field in Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the removal of home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, sources said. It also ordered the removal of the West Bengal director general of police, they added. 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