Large-scale transfers and postings of senior IAS and IPS officers, including CSes and DGPs, in poll-bound states suggest highhandedness. ECI is mandated to conduct elections, not run governments. It should maintain transparency and discretion in exercising powers. ECI decision-makers must remember India is not a limited electoral democracy like Pakistan.
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Is this the first time that officers are getting moved by the ECI in poll-bound states? If it was happening all along was there anything unusual about this time? It requires a detailed reporting and not a 50-word edit, unless the aim is to grab attention.
Less is more. This power should be used sparingly for some particularly partisan officers aligned to the state government. The same standards applied to states ruled by the BJP and opposition parties.
Is this the first time that officers are getting moved by the ECI in poll-bound states? If it was happening all along was there anything unusual about this time? It requires a detailed reporting and not a 50-word edit, unless the aim is to grab attention.
Less is more. This power should be used sparingly for some particularly partisan officers aligned to the state government. The same standards applied to states ruled by the BJP and opposition parties.
Is this the first time that officers are getting moved by the ECI in poll-bound states? If it was happening all along was there anything unusual about this time? It requires a detailed reporting and not a 50-word edit, unless the aim is to grab attention.
What is wrong in it ? If they support one government is it ok ?
Less is more. This power should be used sparingly for some particularly partisan officers aligned to the state government. The same standards applied to states ruled by the BJP and opposition parties.