AP SEC draws criticism for hasty action as he presses for removal of senior official
Updated Jan 31, 2021, 12:19 am IST
SEC holds out a threat to the Chief Secretary, says not implementing his order will have consequences
The SEC on Saturday sent a letter to Chief Secretary Adityanath Das repeating his instructions to move Praveen Prakash, principal secretary, out of the general administration department. (Photo:DC)
Hyderabad: A perception is that Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) N. Ramesh Kumar is erring in his actions in an apparent eagerness to settle scores with the state government.
The SEC on Saturday sent a letter to Chief Secretary Adityanath Das repeating his instructions to move Praveen Prakash, principal secretary, out of the general administration department. He stated that Praveen himself has admitted that he had scuttled the crucial video conference with district collectors and superintendents of police that eventually led to a postponement of
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Andhra SEC Seeks Removal of Senior IAS Officer from Election Duties, Govt Advisor
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The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission has sought the removal of Principal Secretary Praveen Prakash from poll duties, days after censuring two senior IAS officers for alleged dereliction in discharging their work related to gram panchayat poll. The SEC also in a letter to Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan sought the removal of the state government s Advisor S Ramakrishna Reddy from his post for allegedly criticising him sitting in the ruling YSR Congress Party s office.
In a letter to the Chief Secretary Adityanath Das on Thursday, SEC N Ramesh Kumar alleged Prakash was primarily responsible for scuttling a video conference convened by the commission with the District Collectors and Superintendents of Police on January 23 on poll preparedness. The State Election Commission invokes its plenary powers under Article 243 read with Article 324 to transfer Praveen Prakash, IAS, with a v