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EC action on Nandigram incident:
1. Removal of Vivek Sahay IPS, from post of Director Security. He shall be placed under suspension immediately. The charges must be framed against him within a week for grossly failing in discharge of his primary duty to protect the Z+ protectee.

2. Chief Secretary, in consultation with DGP, is authorised to post suitable Director Security immediately following the extant procedure. Posting order may be communicated to the Commission latest by 1300 hours on 15th March 2021.

3. Smita Pandey IAS: 2005 be posted immediately as DM and DEO, Purba Medinipur in place of Mr Vibhu Goel IAS who shall be in a non-election post. Pravin Prakash, IPS, SP Purba Medinipur shall also be placed under suspension & charges framed against him for major bandobast failure

Sunil Kumar Yadav, IPS:2009 be posted immediately as SP Purba Medinipur  in place of Pravin Prakash, IPS.

5. A Committee of Chief Secretary and DGP shall identify within next 3 days the other proximate security personnel below Director Security, who failed in their duties to prevent the incident and protect the Z+ protectee and take suitable action for their failure

6. WB Chief Secretary shall ensure that  the investigation of Nandigram PS Case number 97/21 dated 11-03-2021 is completed and consequential action is  taken as per law in next 15 days. Report in this regard shall be sent to the Commission by 31st March 2021

Former DGP Intelligence Punjab, Anil Kumar Sharma  (Retd. IPS 1984 Punjab Cadre) appointed by EC as 2nd Special Police Observer in West Bengal, in addition to Vivek Dube

EC also decided to issue instructions separately to the CEOs of all poll bound states/UTs to bring it to the notice of all Political Parties/ candidates, for strict compliance of the security of the star campaigners as per the category of protection and local threat assessment