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The Election Commission on Monday issued orders to remove bureaucrats and officials from various parts India ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, including West Bengal's Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Iqbal Chahal.. Further, the ECI reportedly issued orders for the removal of Home Secretary of six states including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, news agency ANI reported citing sources..
The EC also removed Secretary GAD Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh who are holding charge in respective CMs Office...
While 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, PTI reported..
The chief secretary was also directed to transfer all the similarly placed municipal commissioners and additional or deputy municipal commissioners of other corporations in Maharashtra...
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