Election Commission Orders Removal Of Bengal DGP, Home Secretaries Of 6 States

Days after announcing the Lok Sabha election schedule, the poll panel on Monday ordered the removal of top officials from several states, reported PTI.

What has the Election Commission ordered?

• The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the removal of the director general of police in West Bengal.

• Home secretaries in six states, namely Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, have also been directed to be removed.

• Additionally, secretaries of the general administrative departments in Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh are among those removed.

• The ECI, under CEC Rajiv Kumar, also ordered the removal of Brihanmumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, along with additional commissioners and deputy commissioners.