Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A retired Madhya Pradesh IPS officer has said that she will run against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. IPS Maithilisharan Gupta, who resigned as Special DG, is still frequently in the news due to his strong opinions. He made headlines again on Tuesday when he declared he will run against Prime Minister Modi in the polls.
Gupta, an IPS graduate from 1984 and a Madhya Pradesh cadre, retired in 2021. He gained notoriety two years ago for his anti-Muslim remarks. He gained notoriety in January 2022 for his contentious post against Muslim society. He had accused Muslims of destroying the nation in a post he had made on the Madhya Pradesh IPS Association's official WhatsApp group, IPS MP.
Gupta said, "Just as Bhagat Singh had thrown a bomb in the assembly to draw attention towards himself, I too am contesting elections from three places to focus the government's attention towards the campaign of crime free India. I am fighting."
It is noteworthy that in January 2022, Gupta came into limelight after making objectionable remarks on Muslims. On the WhatsApp group of IPS Association of Madhya Pradesh, Gupta had held Muslims responsible for the destruction of the country.
