IPS officer Ashutosh Shukla is made the Director General of Police
(Elections) in Tamil Nadu to conduct the elections. An order issued by the EC to the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu stated
that Shukla would take charge of the election-related works involving the
police immediately. The order also stated that the State government should file
a compliance report with the Commission before 1 p.m. on Thursday. Police
officials in the State would be reporting to Shukla, who was heading the
Prisons Department. The order stated that DGP T.K. Rajendran would not be associated in any
manner with the election process and shall not communicate with SPs, DIGs, IGs
or other officials until the Lok Sabha election in the State was completed.
Ashutosh Shukla made TN DGP to conduct elections
By IndianMandarins - 2019-04-11 15:12:28
IPS officer Ashutosh Shukla is made the Director General of Police
(Elections) in Tamil Nadu to conduct the elections.
An order issued by the EC to the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu stated that Shukla would take charge of the election-related works involving the police immediately. The order also stated that the State government should file a compliance report with the Commission before 1 p.m. on Thursday. Police officials in the State would be reporting to Shukla, who was heading the Prisons Department.
The order stated that DGP T.K. Rajendran would not be associated in any manner with the election process and shall not communicate with SPs, DIGs, IGs or other officials until the Lok Sabha election in the State was completed.
