EC transfers officials ahead of Chhattisgarh election

RAIPUR: The Election Commission has ordered the transfer of three officials, including two collectors, ahead of the Assembly elections in
Chhattisgarh.

The election commission ordered the transfer of Divisional Commissioner(DC) of Bastar district, Ganesh Shankar Mishra, Collectors, Sonmani Bora(Raipur) and R Pisda (Kanker), official sources said here.

The secretary of state health department, RS Vishwakarma will take over as the DC whereas the secretary agricultural department, Vikas Sheel and Woman and Child welfare department coordinator, Shahla Nigar will replace the collectors.

Mishra would serve as the secretary of the health department, Pisda as the Woman and Child welfare department coordinator and Bora as the joint secretary in the ministry.

As there were a lot of complaints against the officials, they were transferred, sources said.

Members of various political parties had met the Chief Election commissioner(CEC), N Gopalaswamy and alleged that some officials in the state election commission were working as agents for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). They also gave him a CD on the same.

The CEC also expressed concern on the delay in executing election-related activities in the district, in a meeting held with authorities.