Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 18: Abhishek Singh, an IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer, was dismissed by the Election Commission for allegedly displaying his Instagram postings.
According to the Election Commission’s ruling, Abhishek Singh “used Instagram for spreading his posting/joining as General Observer and had utilised his official position as a publicity gimmick.”
Abhishek Singh, an officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, was chosen as the general observer for the Bapunagar and Asarwa assembly districts in Ahmedabad ahead of the Gujarat election next month.
On social media, the officer goes by the name Abhishek S IAS and posted two images. In one, he is positioned next to a government vehicle that has ‘Observer’ printed on the front and a beacon.
Gujarat | Abhishek Singh (Observer for Gujarat Elections) has been removed & has been replaced by Krishan Bajpai: Ajay Bhatt, Joint Chief Electoral Officer pic.twitter.com/An8pxemiBu
— ANI (@ANI) November 18, 2022
In a different post, he was pictured grinning into the camera alongside three additional officials and an armed security guard.
The officer was given the go-ahead to depart the district and report to his parent cadre. Along with that, all of the government-provided amenities he had in Gujarat were removed, including the car that was the subject of his posts.
Krishan Bajpai, another IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer, has taken over for Singh.
Notably, Gujarat will hold elections for a new government on December 1 and 5. On December 8, the results will be announced.
