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EC removes Bengal s ADG (law & order) Jawed Shamim a day after announcing poll dates
A day after announcing the dates for assembly polls in West Bengal, the Election Commission on Saturday removed Additional Director General of Police (Law and order) Jawed Shamim and brought in Jag Mohan in his place, an official order said.
Shamim, a 1995-batch IPS officer, will replace Mohan as the DG Fire Services in the rank of ADG, the chief electoral officer (CEO) of the state said in the order.
The shuffle came hours after a BJP delegation, which included MPs Swapan Dasgupta and Arjun Singh, met CEO Ariz Aftab and urged him to remove biased police officers from election duty.
EC shunts out top police official in West Bengal
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In the first administrative shuffle after the model code of conduct for the Assembly polls came into force in West Bengal, the Election Commission transferred Jawed Shamim, Additional Director General ( Law and Order) of West Bengal Police.
Director General of West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Jag Mohan, will be the new ADG ( Law and Order) and Mr. Shamim will take the role of DG, Fire and Emergency Services. Mr. Shamim was appointed ADG (Law and Order) only a few weeks ago by the State government.
The shuffle came hours after a BJP delegation, which included MPs Swapan Dasgupta and Arjun Singh, met CEO Ariz Aftab and urged him to remove "biased" police officers from election duty.
West Bengal Assembly Polls: Election Commission Removes Top Police Officer
A day after announcing the dates for the state Assembly polls in West Bengal, the EC removed Jawed Shamim as the ADG and appointed Jag Mohan in his place File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-27T21:21:29+05:30 West Bengal Assembly Polls: Election Commission Removes Top Police Officer outlookindia.com 2021-02-27T21:30:07+05:30
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The Election Commission removed Jawed Shamim as the additional director-general of police (law and order) and replaced him with Jag Mohan in his place, a day after announcing the dates for the Assembly polls in West Bengal.