Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey, who recently took VRS, joins JD (U) at the residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna.
Although Gupteshwar Pandey, who took VRS less than half a year before his retirement, has chosen to keep his cards close to the chest, speculation abounds that he may get a ticket from one of the assembly segments in his home district. of Buxar.
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Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey, who recently took VRS, joined JD (U) at the residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Sunday.
Although the IPS officer, who took VRS less than half a year before his retirement, has chosen to keep his cards close to the chest, speculation abounds that he could get a ticket from one of the assembly segments in his home district. of Buxar.
Reports in a section of the media also say that Pandey could be considered for the seat of Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha, where a secondary vote was required for the death of MP JD (U) Baidyanath Mahto.
The JD (U) draws its support, in large part, from the non-Yadav Muslim Pasmanda and OBC. The party hopes that with Pandey’s induction it will be able to reach the Brahmins, traditionally congressional supporters who have lately leaned towards the BJP.
The former IPS officer had recently made headlines for his loud condemnation of the “non-cooperation imposed on the Bihar police team” who had visited Mumbai to investigate the suicide death of Patna-born actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
With a frankness not generally associated with bureaucrats, Pandey lashed out at municipal authorities in Mumbai when they quarantined Vinay Tiwari, a young IPS officer from Patna who headed the investigation team until the investigation was turned over to the CBI in a request to the effect of the father of the deceased actor.
Much was also made of Pandey’s comment, while he was still the DGP, that actress Rhea Chakraborty accused of instigation of suicide by Rajput’s father did not have the “aukaat” (standing) to make sarcastic comments against Nitish Kumar.
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