Ahead of the Telangana State Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India has ordered a major reshuffle within the state’s bureaucracy. 13 top police officers, one IAS officer, and four Collectors have been transferred in a bid to ensure the smooth conduct of the upcoming elections. Their names and postings are as follows:
- Hyderabad City Police Commissioner C.V. Anand has been transferred.
- Warangal Commissioner A V Ranganath and Nizamabad police chief V Satyanarayana have also been transferred to new postings as part of this reshuffle.
In addition to these high-profile transfers, Superintendents of Police (SPs) have also witnessed a reshuffling. The following SPs have been assigned new responsibilities:
- SP of Sangareddy – M Ramana
- SP of Kamareddy – B Srinivas Reddy
- SP of Jagityal – A Bhaskar
- SP of Mahabubnagar – K Narasimha
- SP of Nagarkurnool – K Manohar
- SP of Jogulamba Gadwal – K Srujana
- SP of Mahabubabad – G Chandramohan
- SP of Narayanpet – N Venkateshwarulu
- SP of Jayashankar Bhupalapally – P Karunakar
- SP of Suryapet – Rajender Prasad
Along with this, four district Collectors have also been reassigned to different districts:
- DC of Rangareddy – B Bhoopal Reddy
- DC of Medchal Malkajgiri – D Amoy Kumar
- DC of Yadadri Bhuvangiri – Vinay Krishna Reddy
- DC of Nirmal – Vishnu Reddy
IAS officer Md Musharraf Ali Faruqui, who had recently taken on the role of Director of Excise and Prohibition, has also been transferred to a new position.
Meanwhile, EC has issued a directive stating that the transferred officials should not be assigned any election-related responsibilities till the election process was over.
Additionally, the Chief Secretary of Telangana will assume additional charges of the Excise, Commercial Taxes, and Endowment departments. A full-time Principal Secretary for Excise, Commercial Taxes, and Endowment has been directed to be appointed immediately to monitor the flow of liquor, drugs, and election-related freebies on a daily basis.
Furthermore, the Director of Excise and Prohibition Commissioner, T. K Sri Devi, has also been transferred out of the department, and Secretary of the Department of Transport, K S Srinivas Raju, has been asked to vacate the office with immediate effect.
