Gupteshwar Pandey was cautious in speaking about his reported plans, but he did not rule out the policy.
Patna:
Gupteshwar Pandey, after resigning as Bihar police chief last night, said today that his decision has nothing to do with the Sushant Singh Rajput case, which has become a topic of political conversation ahead of state elections just a few minutes away. weeks away.
Pandey’s request for voluntary retirement was approved on Tuesday by the Bihar government, which has waived a mandatory three-month reflection period. Reports suggest that he is interested in participating in the Bihar elections as a candidate for the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of Sahpur in Buxar district.
He was cautious when speaking about his reported plans, but did not rule out the policy.
“I am no longer DGP (Director General of Police) as of today. So government rules no longer apply to me. As for what I will do … people come from Buxar, Jehanabad, Begusarai, many other districts. .. people come to me. I will talk to people about how they want my service and then I will make a decision, “Pandey, 59, told reporters.
“I have not said that I am going to contest the polls yet,” he insisted, when asked if he was looking for an opportunity to contest the state elections.
“I have not joined any party. When I do, I will tell everyone. Politics is not the only way to serve society.”
Pandey was instrumental in pushing the Bihar government forward into Sushant Singh Rajput’s investigations after his family brought a case in Patna blaming his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty.
After the Supreme Court endorsed the IWC investigation recommended by the Bihar government, Pandey, as police chief, boasted that Rhea Chakraborty “does not have the aukat (stature)” to comment on the Chief Minister. He was referring to his comments in the high court on the use of the Sushant Rajput investigation by the Nitish Kumar government as political capital.
He defended his comments even today. “The word aukat means stature. I just said that Nitish Kumar is the prime minister and Rhea Chakraborty had no right to comment on him,” he said.
In earlier statements to the media, Pandey had admitted that the Sushant Singh Rajput case had turned political and said it was “unfortunate” that “allegations were made against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar” – comments that were seen as unusually political for an Officer from the Indian Police Service (IPS).
In 2009, Mr. Pandey had applied for early retirement to participate in the national elections of the Buxar parliamentary constituency. The state government rejected his request and, under Nitish Kumar’s intervention, he returned to service.
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