This story is from October 17, 2020

Bihar assembly elections: Kosi commissioner and Buxar ADM removed

Bihar assembly elections: Kosi commissioner and Buxar ADM removed
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PATNA: Senior IAS officer K Senthil Kumar and additional district magistrate (ADM) Chandra Shekhar Jha were removed from their respective posts ahead of the state assembly election scheduled from October 28. The two officers will not be engaged in any election-related work.
According to the notification issued on the directive of Election Commission (EC) and also from the state chief electoral officer (CEO), Kumar and Jha have been asked to assume charge in the general administration department till further orders.

While Kumar, a 1996-batch IAS officer, is currently posted as divisional commissioner of Kosi, Jha is a Bihar administrative service officer and posted in Buxar district.
Both the officers were transferred with immediate effect.
Earlier, the EC had removed 2008-batch IAS officer K Dhanji, who was posted as excise commissioner, for his alleged laxity in discharge of his duty. The EC was unhappy over his role in containing the supply of illicit liquor in Bihar from outside despite total prohibition in the state.
Senthil, a native of Tamil Nadu, had hogged the limelight when Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached his assets worth Rs2.51 crore located in Patna and Chennai in March 2018. He was then a member in the state revenue board.

The ED’s move had come in the wake of a chargesheet submitted by the vigilance investigation bureau in connection with a case lodged against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The case was registered following a raid at his office in Patna Municipal Corporation where he was posted as commissioner.
Jha, who is at present posted as additional collector-cum-additional district magistrate in Buxar, was also on the EC’s radar. Authoritative sources said the EC swung into action after receiving complaints about the two officers from people’s representatives about their role in the ensuing election.
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