Mainpuri bypoll | EC pulls up two U.P. police officers for non compliance with instructions
The Hindu
The byelection for the Mainpuri Parliamentary Constituency will be held on December 5
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday sought explanation from senior Uttar Pradesh police officials for violating its instructions related to the transfer and posting of police personnel in view of the ongoing byelections to the Mainpuri Parliamentary Constituency.
The Commission sought explanations from the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Mainpuri as well as Etawah regarding the alleged violation of its instructions and directed the SSP of Mainpuri, specifically, to relieve six police officers.
An Samajwadi Party stronghold, the Mainpuri Parliamentary Constituency fell vacant after the death of the party’s founder and three-time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh on October 10. The byelection will be held on December 5.
The EC directed SSP Mainpuri to explain why disciplinary proceedings should not be initiated against him for non-compliance with the Commission’s instructions on the transfer and posting of police personnel in view of the byelection.
It also directed SSP Etawah to explain why disciplinary proceedings should not be initiated against him for granting long leave to 4 SHOs without prior permission from it after imposition of the Model Code of Conduct.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.