India, Dec. 15 -- With the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections approaching, the civic administration has imposed a complete freeze on transfer of officials and staff to prevent any interference in the electoral process.

Additional municipal commissioner Pavneet Kaur has issued a strict directive, instructing heads of all departments not to recommend or initiate any establishment-related transfers of staff, including officers, until the completion of the civic polls.

In addition to this, the General Administration Department (GAD) has been directed not to forward any transfer proposals to the additional commissioner's office during the election period. The order clearly states that no transfer proposals, under any circumstances, s...