Assam Polls: After Ban On BJP's Himanta Sarma, Poll Body Removes Brother, A Senior Cop
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Assam Elections 2021: An order issued by the Election Commission said that Sushanta Biswa Sarma shall be transferred to some suitable post in the state headquarters and IPS officer Veera Venakata Rakesh Reddy shall be posted with immediate effect as the new Superintendent of Police of Goalpara.
After barring Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from campaigning in the assembly elections for 48 hours, the Election Commission has also transferred his brother and Goalpara Superintendent of Police Sushanta Biswa Sarma from the district. An order issued by the Commission on Friday said that Sushanta Biswa Sarma shall be transferred to some suitable post in the state headquarters and IPS officer Veera Venakata Rakesh Reddy shall be posted with immediate effect as the new Superintendent of Police of Goalpara district, which will go to polls in the third and last phase on April 6. The order, signed by the Election Commission Under Secretary Luv Kush Yadav, also stated that the compliance report shall be furnished to the Commission immediately. The Election Commission on Friday barred the senior Assam minister from campaigning for 48 hours for allegedly making threatening remarks against Bodoland People's Front Chief Hagrama Mohilary.More Related News