Ahmedabad: Gujarat caretaker government led by Narendra Modi has not yet complied
with the orders of the Election Commission (EC) on transfer of two superintendents
of police (SPs) of Mehsana and Sabarkantha districts.
The EC had issued orders for transfer of Mehsana SP N D Solanki and Sabarkantha SP A
K Sharma on the grounds that their presence would "not be conducive" for the poll
process.
"The two officials have not yet been transferred. We have got EC's instructions to
transfer them immediately, but their file is under process," Home secretary K
Nityanandam said on December 7 and refused to comment as to when a decision would be
taken to clear the files relating to their transfers.
The EC in its letter to the state chief secretary had said that the presence of two
SPs would "not be conducive to free and fair elections in the state".
"These officials should be transferred forthwith and replaced by suitable officers,"
the Commission had directed.
In a strongly worded letter, the EC had directed the state government that these
officials should not be given any election-related work, including maintenance of
law and order.
PTI
