IAS officer's 'poll duty' announcement on Instagram lands him into trouble, EC removes him from task by slamming it as 'publicity stunt'

An IAS officer, identified as Abhishek Singh, was removed from Gujarat poll duty for announcing it loud on social media, NDTV reported stating that the decision came in as the Election Commission called it to be a "publicity stunt. Singh, who is a cadre officer from Uttar Pradesh, was appointed General Observer in Ahmedabad, in view of the upcoming election in the state.