Major police reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of assembly elections, amid heightened security concerns and Election Commission directives.
Major reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir's police force, including top officers, occurs ahead of assembly elections planned before September 30. The Election Commission of India had directed poll-bound states to transfer officers from their home districts. The transfers come amidst heightened security concerns and recent terrorist activity in the region. The National Conference requests the Election Commission to investigate the significant transfers within the police and civil administration, claiming that they are likely a "biased intent" by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The ECI had previously directed poll-bound states to transfer officers from their home districts, with assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir planned before September 30.