Srinagar, Feb. 25 -- Observing contravention to the instructions on transfers and postings of officers in the wake of upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India has directed the offices concerned in all states and union territories to strictly adhere to and comply with the transfer policy instructed by the Commission.

Secretary, Ashwani Kumar Mohal, in a communique to Chief Secretaries of all the States & Union Territories and Chief Electoral Officers of all the States & Union Territories, "I am directed to refer to the Commission's instruction of even number dated 21.12.2023 on the subject cited and to state that the said instruction clearly indicated that the Commission has been following a consistent policy that office...