Election Commission orders removal of Virendra as Bengal police chief ahead of state polls
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Election Commission orders removal of Virendra as Bengal police chief ahead of state polls

Election Commission appoints P Nirajnayan as West Bengal DGP with immediate effect, directs state chief secretary that Virendra not be given any post that relates to poll conduct.

   

Headquarters of the Election Commission of India in New Delhi | Manisha Mondal/ ThePrint

Kolkata/New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered removal of Virendra as the Director General of Police of poll-bound West Bengal with immediate effect, and appointed P Nirajnayan in his place.

In a directive to the state chief secretary, the EC said Virendra “should not be given any post which directly or indirectly relates to conduct of election.”

The move came in the wake of several political parties complaining to the Election Commission, alleging that Virendra was inclined towards the ruling Trinamool Congress, sources said.

“Kindly inform the commission about the compliance latest by 10 am tomorrow (Wednesday),” the order said.

The commission had recently removed Jawed Shamim from the post of ADG (Law and Order) of West Bengal and replaced him with Jagmohan.

The eight-phase assembly elections in the state will begin on March 27 and conclude on April 29.


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