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New Delhi: The Election Commission removed poll-bound Maharashtra\u2019s DGP Rashmi Shukla on Monday, days after the Congress alleged that the IPS officer had a \u201cclear bias\u201d against the opposition.<\/p>\n
In a letter last month, the Congress also accused the senior IPS officer of illegal \u201cphone tapping\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Election Commission ordered the state\u2019s chief secretary to hand over DGP Rashmi Shukla\u2019s charge to the next senior-most IPS officer in the Maharashtra cadre, reported ANI.<\/p>\n
The chief secretary was also directed to send a panel of three IPS officers by Tuesday afternoon for appointment as DGP, reported PTI.<\/p>\n
Last month, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, requesting the removal of the IPS officer as the state\u2019s police chief.<\/p>\n
In the letter, Patole accused DGP Shukla of displaying a \u201cclear bias\u201d against opposition parties in the state, including Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP(SP).<\/p>\n
\u201cKindly refer to our previous letters dated 24th September 2024 and 4th October 2024 concerning the removal of Rashmi Shukla from the post of Director General of Police, Maharashtra. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) reiterated this request during a briefing with the Election Commission of India (ECI) on 27th September 2024,\u201d the letter read.<\/p>\n
He claimed Shukla was accused of illegal phone tapping of opposition leaders when she was the Pune police commissioner.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis request has been repeatedly submitted through oral representations and press conferences. While the DGP of Jharkhand was removed immediately after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) was enforced, DGP Maharashtra was exempted. Over the past 20 days, political violence against opposition parties has significantly escalated, with a notable deterioration in the law and order situation. She has shown a clear bias against the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP(SP), as evidenced by her previous record of illegal phone tapping of opposition leaders while serving as Commissioner of Police, Pune, and Commissioner of the State Intelligence Department (SID),\u201d he had written in the letter.<\/p>\n
The Maharashtra Congress also accused DGP Shukla of instructing various police officers to file false cases against opposition leaders.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has reportedly instructed various CPs and SPs to file false cases against opposition leaders. The Commission appears to be overlooking these actions and her dereliction of duty,\u201d the letter stated.<\/p>\n
Voting in Maharashtra will take place on November 20.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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