West Bengal Elections: EC takes action against officials for Nandigram incident

West Bengal Elections: EC takes action against officials for Nandigram incident

West Bengal Elections: EC takes action against officials for Nandigram incident

West Bengal Elections: EC takes action against officials for Nandigram incident: The Election Commission on Sunday removed top officials for failing to ensure security to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The poll panel removed the Director, Security, and placed him under suspension. The election commission also ordered the suspension of Purba Medinipur SP.

The Elections Commission decided the following:

1. Shri Vivek Sahay IPS, Director Security shall be removed from the post of the Director Security and be placed under suspension immediately. The charges must be framed against him within a week for grossly failing in discharge of his primary duty as Director Security to protect the Z+ protectee.
2. Chief Secretary, in consultation with DGP, is authorised to post suitable Director Security immediately following the extant procedure. Posting order may be communicated to the Commission latest by 1300 hours on 15th March 2021.
3. A Committee of Chief Secretary and DGP shall identify within next three days the other proximate security personnel below Director Security,who failed in their duties to prevent the incident and protect the Z+ protected VVIP and take suitable action for their failure under intimation to the Commission by 1700 hours on 17th March 2021.
4. Ms. Smita Pandey IAS: 2005 be posted immediately as DM and DEO, Purba Medinipur in place of Mr Vibhu Goel IAS who shall be transferred to a non-election post.
5. Mr Pravin Prakash, IPS, SP Purba Medinipur shall also be placed under suspension immediately and charges shall be framed against him for major failure of bandobast.
6. Mr Sunil Kumar Yadav, IPS:2009 be posted immediately as SP PurbaMedinipur in place of Mr Pravin Prakash, IPS.
7. Chief Secretary shall ensure that the investigation of Nandigram PS Case number 97/21 dated 11-03-2021 is completed and consequential action is taken as per law in next 15 days. Report in this regard shall be sent to the Commission by 31st march 2021.

In addition, Election Commission of India has also appointed Former DGP Intelligence Punjab, Sh. Anil Kumar Sharma (Retd. IPS 1984 Punjab Cadre) as Special Police Observer for the General Elections to Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. As Special Police Observer, Sh. A K Sharma would be the second Special Police Observer, in addition to Sh Vivek Dube, to observe the conduct of elections in West Bengal.

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