A day after an Election Commission of India
(ECI) team visited Jharkhand, 12 senior officers were either transferred from
the positions or given the additional responsibilities on Thursday. IT Secretary Vinay Choubey and Sri Krishna
Lok Prashashan Sansthan’s (SKIPA) Director Manish Ranjan have been appointed as
the Additional Chief Election Officers. Both officers have been given the
additional charge and may continue undertaking their former responsibilities. According to a press release from the State’s
Information and Public Relations Department issued on Thursday late evening,
Simdega Deputy Commissioner Jata Shankar Choudhary was made the Jamtara Deputy
Commissioner and Giridih Deputy Commissioner Neha Arora was transferred to the
Department of Personnel. Besides, Bokaro Deputy Commissioner
Mrityunjay Kumar Barnwal was made the Project Director of Jharkhannd AIDS
Control Society. Deputy Commissioner of Jamtara Aditya Kumar Anand will now be
the Joint Secretary of the School Education and Literacy Department. Special
Secretary in CM Secretariat Vipra Bhal was given the charge of Simdega Deputy
Commissioner, while Joint Secretary Health and Family Welfare Rajesh Kumar
Pathak was made the Giridih Deputy Commissioner. Additional Secretary of School Education and
Literacy Department, Shailesh Kumar Chourasia will take charge as the Bokaro
Deputy Commissioner. Also, the government shifted three IPS
officers including A Vijay Laxmi, Superintendent of Police (SP),
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) who has been made the SP, Anti-Terrorism Squad
(ATS). P Murugan, SP, ATS has been made the SP of Bokaro district. And, Bokaro
SP Kartik S was made the SP, ACB. Deputy Commissioners are the returning
officers during the elections and are directly involved in conducting the polling
process. All the seven transfers ordered
on Thursday will change the Deputy Commissioners in one or the other district. The ECI’s decision was taken in light of the
opposition parties’ concern over the loyalty of some officials towards the
ruling government. Their representatives had told the ECI on Wednesday that
such officials may become a hurdle in conducting fair elections. The ECI team had visited Ranchi on Wednesday
to get an update on the preparedness of the state for the elections. After hearing the concerns of political
parties, it met Jharkhand chief secretary Sudhir Tripathi and asked him to
transfer officials as per the ECI guidelines. However, the ECI did not specify
if senior state level officials too would come under the ambit of their order.
Following ECI team visit, J'Khand redeploys officials
By IndianMandarins - 2019-02-01 11:48:57
A day after an Election Commission of India
(ECI) team visited Jharkhand, 12 senior officers were either transferred from
the positions or given the additional responsibilities on Thursday.
IT Secretary Vinay Choubey and Sri Krishna Lok Prashashan Sansthan’s (SKIPA) Director Manish Ranjan have been appointed as the Additional Chief Election Officers. Both officers have been given the additional charge and may continue undertaking their former responsibilities.
According to a press release from the State’s Information and Public Relations Department issued on Thursday late evening, Simdega Deputy Commissioner Jata Shankar Choudhary was made the Jamtara Deputy Commissioner and Giridih Deputy Commissioner Neha Arora was transferred to the Department of Personnel.
Besides, Bokaro Deputy Commissioner Mrityunjay Kumar Barnwal was made the Project Director of Jharkhannd AIDS Control Society. Deputy Commissioner of Jamtara Aditya Kumar Anand will now be the Joint Secretary of the School Education and Literacy Department. Special Secretary in CM Secretariat Vipra Bhal was given the charge of Simdega Deputy Commissioner, while Joint Secretary Health and Family Welfare Rajesh Kumar Pathak was made the Giridih Deputy Commissioner.
Additional Secretary of School Education and Literacy Department, Shailesh Kumar Chourasia will take charge as the Bokaro Deputy Commissioner.
Also, the government shifted three IPS officers including A Vijay Laxmi, Superintendent of Police (SP), Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) who has been made the SP, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). P Murugan, SP, ATS has been made the SP of Bokaro district. And, Bokaro SP Kartik S was made the SP, ACB.
Deputy Commissioners are the returning officers during the elections and are directly involved in conducting the polling process. All the seven transfers ordered on Thursday will change the Deputy Commissioners in one or the other district.
The ECI’s decision was taken in light of the opposition parties’ concern over the loyalty of some officials towards the ruling government. Their representatives had told the ECI on Wednesday that such officials may become a hurdle in conducting fair elections.
The ECI team had visited Ranchi on Wednesday to get an update on the preparedness of the state for the elections.
After hearing the concerns of political parties, it met Jharkhand chief secretary Sudhir Tripathi and asked him to transfer officials as per the ECI guidelines. However, the ECI did not specify if senior state level officials too would come under the ambit of their order.
