Gujarat election: Top official fired after sharing a post on Instagram

Gujarat election: A Gujarat election officer received substantial payment for his Instagram posts. According to sources, Abhishek Singh, an IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer, was dismissed by the Election Commission for allegedly displaying his Instagram postings.

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According to the Election Commission's ruling, Abhishek Singh "used Instagram for sharing his posting/joining as General Observer and had used his official position as a publicity stunt."

Abhishek Singh, an officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, was chosen as the general observer for the Bapunagar and Asarwa assembly districts in Ahmedabad ahead of the Gujarat election next month.

Here is the Instagram post:

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A post shared by Abhishek Singh (@abhishek_as_it_is)

On social media, the officer goes by the name Abhishek S IAS and posted two images. In one, he is positioned next to a government vehicle that has "Observer" printed on the front and a beacon. The caption read, "Joined as Observer for Gujarat elections."

In a different post, he was pictured grinning into the camera alongside three additional officials and an armed security guard.

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The same pictures were posted on Twitter by Mr. Singh, who appears to be active on social media and identifies as a "public servant, actor, social entrepreneur, and obstinate optimist."

Quick action against the officer

The officer was "immediately deprived of his duties as General Observer and has been debarred from any election related activity until further orders," according to sources, who claim that the Election Commission "took a very serious view" of the officer's Instagram post.

The officer was given the go-ahead to depart the district and report to his parent cadre. Along with that, all of the government-provided amenities he had in Gujarat were removed, including the car that was the subject of his posts.

Krishan Bajpai, another IAS (Indian Administrative Service) official, has taken Mr. Singh's job.

Gujarat will hold elections for a new government on December 1 and 5. On December 8, the results will be made public.

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