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"Days after slapping suspension on senior Bengal IPS officers, Election Commission on Tuesday announced the name of senior IPS officer Gyanwant Singh as the new director security in place of Vivek Sahay who was removed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the incident in Nandigram in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured.With the election code of conduct in place in Bengal with the first phase of voting just days ahead the EC has announced slew of administrative changes for free and fair elections. According to the norms, Election Commission will remain the administrative head in the state till the formation of a new government in the state after polls.Earlier, the Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay held a meeting with Director General of Police P Nirajnayan to clear the appointment of Singh as new director security, who was posted as the additional director of security A communication in this regard was forwarded to the ECI which had directed the administration to appoint a new director of security by 1 pm on Monday, the official said. The Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee was injured on March 10 during campaigning in Nandigram constituency in Purba Medinipur district, from where she is contesting the assembly election.The ECI suspended and removed incumbent IPS officer Vivek Sahay “for grossly failing in discharge of his primary duty as Director Security to protect the Z+ protectee”.Follow and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin"
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