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Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla transferred, ECI took action on Congress’ complaint

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Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla transferred, ECI took action on Congress' complaint

Maharashtra DGP Transferred: State DGP Rashmi Shukla has been transferred amidst the Maharashtra Assembly elections. The Election Commission took this decision while acting on the complaints of Congress and other opposition parties. The Election Commission of India ordered the transfer of Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla with immediate effect and directed to hand over her charge to the next most senior IPS officer in the cadre in her place.

At present, Mumbai Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar has been given the additional charge of Maharashtra DGP. The Chief Secretary has started the process of selecting the next DGP. In fact, the Chief Secretary has been given time till 05 November 2024 (1.00 pm) for appointment to the post of DGP of Maharashtra. If sources are to be believed, a panel of three IPS officers will have to be sent to the Chief Secretary within this time.

The three most senior officers of Maharashtra cadre are-

  1. Sanjay Verma, DG Law and Technology
  2. Ritesh Kumar, DG Home Guard
  3. Sanjeev Kumar Singhal, DG ACB

Officers were warned to be non-partisan

At the same time, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had earlier warned the officers not only to be impartial during review meetings and announcement of assembly elections in the state, but also warned them to be non-partisan in their conduct while performing their duties.

It is worth noting that the Central Election Commission had received complaints against IPS officer Rashmi Shukla. The code of conduct is in force in Maharashtra in view of the assembly elections. Meanwhile, the Congress had demanded the removal of Rashmi Shukla from the Commission. When the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly election schedule was announced, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar rejected this demand of the Congress. However, now the Election Commission has taken action on this complaint. Congress had expressed apprehension that fair elections are not being held in Maharashtra under the leadership of Rashmi Shukla.

When will the Maharashtra Assembly elections be held?

Voting is to be held in a single phase on all 288 seats in Maharashtra on November 20. After this, the election results will be announced after counting of votes on November 23.

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Mumbai BMC employees and officers get bonus Diwali gift

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Mumbai: The Mumbai Municipal Corporation administration has announced a bonus of Rs 31,000 to the officers and employees of Mumbai BMC Corporation for Diwali – 2025.

The decision to provide bonus grant to the officers / employees of the Municipal Corporation for Diwali 2025 was announced by the Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani. The order, details and amount of ex-gratia grant are as follows. The officers / employees of the corporation are Rs 31,000 bonus
‎Private primary school teachers / non-teaching staff who received the grant of Rs 31,000. Municipal primary school and aided private primary school teaching Rs. 31,000. Secondary school teachers / non-teaching staff (aided/unaided): Rs. 31,000/
‎5. Secondary school teaching staff (aided/unaided): Rs. 31,000.Teacher School Lecturer/Non-Teaching Staff (Aided/Unaided): Rs. 31,000.Teacher School Teaching Staff (Full Time) (Aided/Unaided): Rs. 31,000Social Health Volunteer (CHV): Bhaubej Gift Rs. 14,000/-
‎9. Kindergarten Teacher/Helper – Bhaubej Gift Rs. 05,000/-
‎Maharashtra Chief Minister. Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister. Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister. Ajit Pawar has greeted the officers and employees of the Municipal Corporation on the occasion of Diwali.
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Gadchiroli : After the surrender of commander Bhupati alias Sanu and 60 Maoists with weapons, the Naxalites got a shock, confidence in government was restored : Devendra Fadnavis

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Mumbai: The end of Maoists in Maharashtra is near. In Gudchiroli, a prominent Maoist, Venugopal Malujo alias Bhupati alias Sonu, who was active in many places, has surrendered along with his associates. 60 Maoists have surrendered before the Gudchiroli police, which is a big success for the Maharashtra Police. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the Naxalites have been eliminated from the state’s Gadchiroli area and many Maoists have surrendered and they have returned to the right path and normal life. Their faith in the Constitution of India and the administration has been restored. It is a great blessing that the Naxalites have been eliminated from the state. Soon, the 10 to 15 Maoists who are hiding in the forests will also surrender. He said that Bhupati had expressed his desire to surrender. The police were in touch with him and then he expressed his desire that he wanted to surrender to me. So I said that I am ready to go to the forest too. But Bhupati was brought here and today Bhupati has surrendered. This is a big success. With the efforts of the central and state governments, the Naxalites have now become unstable and weak, which is why many Naxalites have surrendered before.

Fadnavis has said that the red terror has ended, the surrender of Naxalites from the borders around Gudchiroli is certain, due to the crackdown on Maoists from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and other borders, Maoists have either surrendered or repented from Naxalism to a large extent. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah’s dream of a Pakistan-India relationship with the Naxalites is being realized in shame. Bhupati was a Maoist who was the backbone and ideological ideology of the Maoists. His surrender will further strengthen the police operation. He said that it is the result of the hard work of all the senior officers including Maharashtra Police DGP Rashmi Shukla and the officers involved in the Naxal operation that the Maoists’ back has been broken today. Fadnavis said that there was a reward of Rs 6 crore on the Naxalites and now this Maoist has been brought back to the right path.

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Firing in Ghatkopar : Armed man enters Darshan Jewellers, creating sensation in the area, police are actively searching for the accused.

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Mumbai: A shooting incident in Ghatkopar, Mumbai has created a sensation. A shooting incident was carried out here for robbery, after which the police reached the spot and conducted a panchanama. An armed man entered a shop in Ghatkopar Darshan Jewellers to commit a robbery. There, he put a knife to the throat of the complainant and fled. The police have started an investigation into the matter and have started searching for the unknown robbers. DCP Rakesh Ola said that an armed man had entered the shop and threatened the complainant by putting a knife to his throat. After the entry of armed unknown persons into Darshan Jewellers, a sensation spread in the area and questions have been raised about law and order. The shooting at 10:30 am has caused panic in the area. The police have formed teams in this matter and have started searching for the unknown robbers. So far, no one has been arrested in this case. At present, the police have refused to say anything more about this. DCP Rakesh Ola denied the shooting incident and said that the gunman at Darshan Jewellers had targeted the complainant and put a knife to his throat. The police are investigating the matter further.

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