Some observers say that two types of people have the best understanding of what’s going on on the ground during elections: politicians and bureaucrats. Recently two bureaucrats, one retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and the other a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) started their political innings with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Ahead of the February-March assembly elections, this development has created quite a stir in Uttar Pradesh. While IPS Asim Arun had held several key law enforcement positions during his career, retired IAS Ram Bahadur was considered the blue-eyed boy of the then Chief Minister Mayawati.
Arun took voluntary retirement and joined the BJP, while Ram Bahadur started his political innings after retirement and even tried his luck in the 2017 UP elections. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket from Mohanlalganj. Although Ram Bahadur lost by just 530 votes, he did not give up and joined a lesser-known political organisation, the Nagrik Ekta Party.
He has held key positions like Vice-Chairman (VC) of Lucknow Development Authority, Ghaziabad Development Authority, etc. His tenure as the District Magistrate of Gonda is still remembered by many and there are many fan clubs lauding his work on social media. done by him.
Speaking in an exclusive interview to News18.com, Ram Bahadur said, “When I was in my job, I was serving the government and helping them in the implementation of development schemes for the people. In politics also I want to serve the people by representing them. It is not about ideology but what people have felt on the ground. I was very impressed by the fact that the government schemes were actually reaching the beneficiaries and the people were actually getting the benefits.”
He said that be it the central or the state government, contrary to the perception, the benefits of the schemes are being given to the people without any bias.
“Even some of my staff members who were from minority communities were praising the schemes of the government, from Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to Kisan Samman Nidhi and free ration that people were getting from PDS shops. I think we all need a government that really works for the people without any bias. The working style and dedication of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are exemplary and also inspire to do something for the people of this country,” Ram Bahadur said when asked why BJP was his choice.
On the issue of reservation and privatization by the BJP government, the retired IAS officer said, “Privatization of government works was actually started by the Congress government at the Centre. However, I am of the view that when institutions are privatized, there must also be some sort of mechanism to balance the social equation. I still remember that when the Congress party had promised a bill for reservation in promotion, the BJP was the party that fully supported it.” Only the Samajwadi Party had opposed the bill, he said.
“I am very vocal about the issues of reservation and this is possible only in a party like BJP, where everyone is heard and their issues are resolved, unlike other parties which ask their leaders to speak against the party line. can dare. Said the former civil servant, who comes from the Pasi community and has a huge following in the Mohanlalganj assembly constituency of Lucknow district.
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