Maharashtra: Congress demands EC action against IPS officer Rashmi Shukla
The party claimed that Shukla met deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence on November 23, during the counting of votes for the Assembly elections.
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The Congress on Monday asked the Election Commission to take action against Indian Police Service officer Rashmi Shukla, alleging that she met Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in violation of the Model Code of Conduct during the Assembly elections in the state, PTI reported.
The code is a set of guidelines issued by the poll panel for political parties, candidates and governments to follow during an election. It sets guardrails for speeches, meetings, processions, election manifestos and other aspects of the polls.
Congress chief spokesperson Atul Londhe alleged that Shukla met Fadnavis at his official residence on November 23, during the counting of votes for the Assembly elections, while the Model Code of Conduct was still in effect. Fadnavis is also the state home minister.
Londhe’s claims came weeks after the Election Commission ordered Shukla’s immediate transfer as the Maharashtra Director General of Police ahead of the Assembly elections.
The order was issued on November 4 amid allegations from the Congress that Shukla was biased against the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state. The coalition comprises the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party group led by Sharad Pawar and the Congress.
On Monday, Londhe told reporters: “Rashmi Shukla met the state home minister when the Model...
