NDA team at EC door on Bihar transfers

The Commission has already directed the state government not to transfer any official involved in election work without prior consent from the EC.

Requesting the Election Commission to be mindful of who is being posted where in the districts, Kumar said, ‘‘It is important, the Commission acknowledged the sensitive nature of their work.’’ Bihar Chief Secretary G.S. Kang had recently gone on leave to protest the transfer of 17 IPS officers without his knowledge by Governor Buta Singh.

Terming as ‘‘doctored’’ reports of the Bihar administration that polls could not be held before October or November, the six-member NDA delegation also asked the EC to hold elections in Bihar as early as possible.