ECI recommends suspension of Telangana DGP Anjani Kumar for meeting Revanth Reddy

Election Commission of India has directed the Chief Secretary of Telangana to initiate disciplinary action against the Director General of Police Anjani Kumar in the backdrop of the state police chief meeting the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A. Revanth Reddy at the latter’s house even as election results were being announced along with two other senior IPS officers. Mr. Anjani Kumar, accompanied by Additional DGP Sanjay Kumar Jain and Crime Investigation Department chief Mahesh Bhagwat, went to the house of Mr. Reddy at Jubilee Hills a little after noon even as the Assembly election counting at different places in the State was going on. The images and video clips of the State police chief meeting Mr. Reddy went viral in social media, stirring up debate as to how the top officials clad in uniform met the politician while the model code of conduct was in force till 5 p.m. Telangana DGP @Anjanikumar_IPS, DG CID @ipsmaheshbhagwat and Addl DG Law Sanjay Kumar Jain greet the TPCC president @revanth_anumula at his residence as the results indicate Congress likely to win the elections. When contacted, Mr. Anjani Kumar told The Hindu that the TPCC president had called him to discuss about the arrangements to be made for the swearing ceremony of the new government by the Congress party.