Lucknow: The Election Commission has sought an explanation from the Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) of Mainpuri and Etawah “for violation of ECI directions on transfer and posting of police officers in view of the ongoing bye-elections in Mainpuri parliamentary constituency, Uttar Pradesh”. The Election Commission asked him to show cause why disciplinary action should not be initiated against him. The Election Commission was processing the Samajwadi Party’s (SP) petitions on the Mainpuri Lok Sabha by-election. The commission also asked six police sub-inspectors to be “relieved immediately” from their respective police stations in Mainpuri.
The poll panel directed the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections in all the constituencies that have bypolls.
The Election Commission has said in a press statement that it had received representations from Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav and the Commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajeev Kumar, Election Commissioners (EC) Anup Chandra Pandey and the Commission. Arun Goyal issued instructions to both the SSPs to show the reason.
The press statement said the poll panel directed the Mainpuri SSP to immediately remove sub-inspectors Suresh Chand, Kadir Shah, Sudhir Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Satya Bhan and Raj Kumar Goswami from their respective police stations in different assembly constituencies of Mainpuri. was.
The Election Commission has asked the SSP of Mainpuri to explain why disciplinary action should not be initiated against police personnel for non-compliance of the Commission’s directions and relevant provisions of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during transfers and postings . ,
The EC also asked the SSP of Etawah to show cause as to why disciplinary proceedings should not be initiated against four SHOs (Station House Officers) of Vaidpura, Bharthana, Jaswant Nagar and Chaubia for granting them long leave without their prior permission. needed. Commission after implementation of MCC
“The CEO UP is also directed to ensure that the deployment of the force relating to Mainpuri bye-election is carried out strictly under the supervision of the concerned General and Police Supervisors by following the laid down procedure,” the EC statement said.