Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 | EC orders suspension of IPS officer posted as observer for dereliction of duty

The officer was deployed as a police observer for Sisai, Gumla and Bishunpur seats in Gumla district of Jharkhand.

New Delhi: The Election Commission has ordered "immediate suspension" of a Rajasthan cadre IPS officer for leaving the constituencies in Jharkhand where he was deployed as a police observer without prior authorisation.

Sources in the office of Rajasthan chief electoral officer said the poll authority has directed the state government to "immediately suspend" Kishan Sahai Meena and file a chargesheet against him for dereliction of duty.

"Kishan Sahai Meena, IPS (2004 batch), shall bc placed under immediate suspension for dereliction of duty and demonstrating negligence in fulfilling the obligations expected of an election official...," the poll authority told the Rajasthan chief secretary on Wednesday.

He was deployed as a police observer for Sisai, Gumla and Bishunpur seats in Gumla district of Jharkhand.

Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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