Updated On: 18 March, 2024 02:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Election Commission directed removal of BMC chief Chahal as well as deputy and additional commissioners, with a deadline of 6 pm on Monday.

BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal/ Shadab Khan
The Election Commission of India, in a bid to ensure a level playing field in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, on Monday ordered the removal of certain bureaucrats across India including Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation chief Iqbal Singh Chahal and some additional and deputy civic commissioners.
Per a PTI report, the announcement came after Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, flanked by Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, held a meeting in the national capital on March 18.