Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Following the ruckus that took place during encroachment removal in Lahar in Bhind district on Tuesday, the state government issued orders to transfer two officers from the district. The orders were issued on Wednesday.
Bhind joint collector Ramakhtiyar Prajapati has been transferred and appointed as a additional secretary at Mantralaya. The chief municipal officer of Lahar Mahesh Purohit has been attached to Gwalior divisional office till further orders. There are allegations that officers failed to take action on time.
Leader of Opposition Dr Govind Singh on Wednesday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday, to take action against the BJP leader Ambrish Sharma for manhandling the Lahar chief municipal officer and other officers during encroachment removal drive.
Dr Govind Singh said the team of Lahar municipality and tehsildar led the encroachment removal gang on April 18. They were removing encroachments raised by local resident Mohan Jha on the road when BJP working committee member Ambareesh Sharma aka Guddu Sharma reached the spot with his aides with a gun. They told the team to stop encroachment removal.
