Dehradun: Taking a big decision before the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India has removed the Home Secretary of 6 states. This includes the Home Secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh including Uttarakhand. IAS officer Shailesh Bagauli is handling the responsibility of Home Secretary in Uttarakhand. Apart from this, the Chief Minister is also handling the responsibility of the Secretary. In such a situation, after the Election Commission of India has issued orders to change the Home Secretary, now some other officer from the Uttarakhand Government will be made the Home Secretary. It is the responsibility of the Home Department to organize the security system in any state. But during elections, the responsibility of the Home Department increases even more. The Election Commission of India says that this action has been taken to ensure equal opportunities in elections. It is being told that one of the reasons for the removal of Home Secretary Shailesh Bagauli is that he is also the secretary of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The Secretary to the Chief Minister or the Principal Secretary cannot hold such a post in any general election which is directly related to the election process. On the other hand, after the issuance of the order of the Election Commission of India, the struggle has started at the government level for the selection of the new Home Secretary. . Joint Chief Electoral Officer Namami Bansal said that the Election Commission of India has issued an order to change the Home Secretary. He told that during the Model Code of Conduct, a panel is formed at the state level which suggests the names.
Major administrative reshuffle in Uttarakhand, many IAS and PCS officers transferred, see list here
January 31, 2024
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