Every senior officer of MHA's media wing shunted out

Jun 06, 2020 00:17 IST

A week after the official Facebook page of Ministry of Home Affairs put up pictures of alcoholic beverages along with photos of NDRF workers during rescue efforts in Bengal during cyclone Amphan, the entire media unit was shunted out on Friday. The overhaul of the media unit at MHA comes amid indications that Amit Shah was unhappy with repeated lapses. The MHA media wing saw a complete revamp after almost all officers handling the unit were moved out. DG Vasudha Gupta, MHA spokesperson, will now look after the Press Information Bureau Fact Check unit, while Director-General of the Bureau of Communication in the Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity, Nitin Wakankar, will be the new spokesperson. Deputy Director in MHA, Virat Majboor, has been moved to All India Radio.