Bihar: 22 IAS, 79 IPS, 45 BAS Officers Transferred In Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle Amid Political Turmoil
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Bihar government has transferred 22 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, 79 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and 45 Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officers, reports claimed on January 27.
Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle In Bihar Amid Political Turmoil In State
This comes amid reports that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may rejoin hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
According to a notification of the state government, IPS Sushil Mansingh Khopde, who was posted as the Additional Director General (Operations) of the Special Task Force, has been appointed as the ADG (Prohibition).
IPS Amrit Raj (1998-batch IPS), who was the ADG (Prohibition), has been appointed as the ADG (Operations).
IPS Deepak Ranjan, who is the current Superintendent of Police of Jehanabad, has been transferred as the commandant of Bihar Special Armed Police, Bodh Gaya.
Ashok Kumar Singh who is the current Superintendent of Police (Araria) has been appointed as the new commandant of Bihar Special Armed Police, Sasaram.
There is widespread speculation that Nitish Kumar might rejoin the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the alliance he departed from in 2022 to collaborate with the opposition and establish the ‘Mahagathbandhan’.
