Do you know the reason why Election Commission suspended Naveen Patnaik's special secretary?
The Election Commission (ECI) has taken major action against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's Special Secretary DS Gude ahead of the last phase of Odisha polls on June 1. The Commission suspended him for undue interference in the conduct of elections. At the same time, the ECI has asked Ashish Singh IG (CM Security), another IPS officer on medical leave, to appear before the medical board by Thursday. Good, a 1997 batch IPS officer, is considered one of the top bureaucrats in the chief minister's office. The Election Commission has set up its headquarters at the Odisha Resident Commissioner's office in Delhi. He has asked the Odisha chief secretary to file the charge sheet by Thursday. The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha will submit the draft charge sheet to the Chief Secretary. Meanwhile, IPS officer Ashish Singh is on medical leave from May 4. In this regard, the Odisha Chief Executive Election Commission has asked him to appear before a special medical committee constituted by the director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar for a comprehensive medical examination by Thursday. In fact, on the commission's recommendation, the government had transferred Singh from the post of Central Range IG in April. 6 IPS and 2 IAS officers were transferred in April on the recommendation of the Election Commission. Elections to 6 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha will be held on June 1. As the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections, elections will be held for 6 constituencies in Odisha. At the same time, polling for assembly constituencies will also be held and the results will be announced on June 4. This time the Bharatiya Janata Party is saying that it is going to take over the government. Senior party leaders from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Amit Shah have been saying that the BJP will form the government in the state and the BJD is sure to leave. At the same time, BJD is also saying that it will win again. This time in Odisha, there is a tough competition between BJP and BJD.
