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.
According to the Election Commission’s ruling, Abhishek Singh “used Instagram for spreading his posting/joining as General Observer and had utilised his official position as a publicity gimmick.”
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.
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.
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.”
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.
However, Abhishek explained the situation and declared that he had accepted the poll body’s judgement.
“Despite the fact that I think this post is fine. A public employee reporting for work in a vehicle purchased with public funds, along with other public authorities, and informing the public. It’s neither a PR stunt nor! “He tweeted “,”
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.
