The enforcement of the Election Commission of India's (ECI) model code of conduct has created a different kind of problem for some government officials in Madhya Pradesh. The ECI is quite sensitive about complaints related to the political affiliation of government officers. The district collector of Umaria, Amarpal Singh, and superintendent of police of Singrauli, Hitesh Chaudhary, have been transferred because their relatives are prominent figures in local politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party had filed a written complaint against both. Amarpal Singh is the husband of former MLA, Pramila Singh, and Chaudhary is the younger brother of Congress MLA, Kunal

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