MP CM orders Collector's removal

Sheopur, MP, Mar 11 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered the immediate removal of District Collector Mahendra Singh Bhilala and two other officials following complaints received during a Jandarshan programme.

''The Collector, District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Shyam Singh and District Education Officer R L Upadhyay are to be transferred in the wake of complaints of irregularities in the Employment Guarantee Scheme and the Education Department,'' Mr Chouhan told mediapersons today at Tiktoli village 90 km from this district headquarters.

Under the Jandarshan campaign, the Chief Minister yesterday travelled more than 100 km by road and sought villagers' feedback on implementation of various government schemes.

The Water Resources Department's Sub-Divisional Officer S K Jain and Block Education Officer Gurjeet Singh were suspended, official sources said.

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