The sudden orders transferring the District Training Officers (DEOs) of Anantapur and Nellore districts haven’t gone down effectively with the leaders of trainer associations within the State.

Particular Chief Secretary, College Training, B. Rajasekhar, had on Thursday issued orders transferring the 2 DEOs “with rapid impact on administrative grounds,” and requested the Commissioner of College Training to make various preparations rather than the 2 officers.

Discovering fault with the timing of the transfers, leaders of the A.P. United Academics’ Federation on Friday made a illustration to the State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena urging him to place the transfers on maintain until the method of voter enrolment for the MLC elections, scheduled in March 2023, was accomplished.

Federation’s State president N. Venkateswarlu and normal secretary Okay. S. S. Prasad and PDF MLCs V. Balasubramanyam, Okay. S. Lakshman Rao and Shaik Sabji stated the DEOs’ switch just a few days earlier than the final date for finishing the voter enrolment raised doubts, and urged the CEO to concern orders cancelling the transfers.

November 7 is the final date for enrolment of voters for the MLC elections slated for March. The DEOs’ committees have been constituted to scrutinise the authenticity of the names of lecturers who’ve registered from the non-public academic establishments on the discipline degree.

The federation leaders stated sure non-public faculty managements against the scrutiny have been making an attempt to convey stress on the DEOs by native political leaders for approval of even non-teaching workers as voters towards the rule guide.

The switch of the Anantapur and Nellore DEOs, who didn’t “toe their line,” was “a part of their plan to clear the hurdles in the way in which for enrolment of pretend voters,” they stated.

The voter verification is being executed by analyzing the PF accounts of the final six years of the candidates, the mode of fee of salaries to them, and particulars obtainable on the District Info System for Training (DISE). The federation leaders stated to stop removing of the pretend voters, the DEOs have been being shunted out of the 2 districts.

They stated the CEO had assured them that he would take the matter to the discover of the Election Fee of India and act in response to its tips.

A.P. Academics’ Federation State president Ch. Manjula and normal secretary Okay. Bhanu Murthy additionally condemned the switch of the DEOs, and alleged that this was being executed to profit MLC candidates backed by the ruling social gathering within the forthcoming elections.

Demanding transparency within the election course of, they stated the transfers ought to be withdrawn instantly.