CONTEXT:

• Election Commission has removed Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha and appointed LV Subrahmanyam in his place. The Commission stated this in a communication to the Andhra Pradesh government yesterday. The poll body has also directed that Mr Punetha be posted to a non-election position.
• Election Commission has also removed Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. In an order issued last night, the commission has appointed Additional Director General of State Pollution Control Board Dr Rajesh Kumar as the new police commissioner of Kolkata.
• The Commission has also transferred Commissioner of Bidhannagar Gyanbant Singh. Natarajan Kumar Babu will be the new Commissioner of Police of Bidhannagar. Besides, the Election Commission has also removed Police Superintendents of Birbhum and Diamond Harbour.