Bureaucrat Sacked From Election Duty In Gujarat Over Instagram Post

An officer assigned to Gujarat election duties has paid heavily for his posts on Instagram. Abhishek Singh, an IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer, was removed by the Election Commission for apparently flaunting his posting on Instagram, sources said today.

Abhishek Singh had “used Instagram for sharing his posting/joining as General Observer and had used his official position as a publicity stunt”, the Election Commission’s order reportedly says.

Ahead of next month’s Gujarat election, Abhishek Singh, an Uttar Pradesh cadre officer, had been appointed General Observer for two assembly constituencies in Ahmedabad – Bapunagar and Asarwa.