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By- Kaushik.Pradhan@timesofindia.comKOLKATA: A high-level predetermination reappraisal gathering connected Wednesday turned volatile erstwhile a elder predetermination perceiver openly challenged CEC Gyanesh Kumar, aboriginal starring to the observer's removal.During the virtual gathering convened by the afloat seat of the EC, Cooch Behar South wide perceiver Anurag Yadav objected to remarks made by the CEC. The concern escalated erstwhile CEC Kumar told the serviceman to "go backmost home", said sources. Sources said Yadav changeable back, saying, "You can't dainty america similar this. We person fixed 25 years to the service. You can't talk similar this."Yadav is simply a main secretary-ranked serviceman with Uttar Pradesh govt.Sources said the speech led to a little soundlessness successful the gathering earlier discussions resumed connected different issues. Yadav was removed from his station arsenic wide perceiver by the EC immediately.EC sources, however, said Yadav's removal was not based connected his enactment of rebellion but for "professional incompetence."During the meeting, Yadav had been asked basal questions regarding the fig of polling booths successful his constituency and helium had failed to supply close details, drafting disapproval from Kumar.
"An perceiver is the eyes and ears of the Commission. If an officer, aft spending respective days connected the ground, cannot verify basal details similar the fig of polling stations, it raises superior questions astir the integrity of the process," a elder EC authoritative said.During Wednesday's meeting, the contented of susceptible booths successful Cooch Behar was besides discussed. Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal suggested the anticipation of imposing prohibitory orders successful specified areas.The main caput has assigned a nodal serviceman to each territory to guarantee minimum assured facilities astatine each polling station, a elder EC authoritative said connected Wednesday.
