Patna: Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey has been caught in a political web for the second time. He finds himself completely at loss. Seeking a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) proved costly to him for the second time. He not only lost the job but also failed to contest elections.
Gupteshwar Pandey got cheated for the second time
This is not the first time. Former DGP already had political ambitions. In 2009 too, he decided to try his luck in politics and resigned from his job. At that time, he wanted to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Buxar in place of Lal Muni Chaubey. But he did not manage to get a ticket. He returned to the police service with surpassing numerous difficulties. He took a plunge in politics once again by taking voluntary retirement from service just before the Bihar assembly elections.
Wanted to contest from Buxar assembly seat
Pandey wanted to contest the assembly election from Buxar. He had begun preparations and even Pandey's supporters in Buxar were camping in the area. A team of IT was also put to work. It is said that Gupteshwar was in touch with BJP till the last moment. But the BJP leader and the Minister of State in the Central Government opened a front against Pandey and put spanners in his work.
BJP also wanted to avoid confrontation
Sources say the number two leader and union minister in BJP also did not give his consent to Pandey's entry. After the disagreement of the Union Minister, some ministers in the Bihar Core Committee also came out against Pandey. It is also said that after the Sushant Singh episode in the last few days, BJP and Shiv Sena were coming close. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut was in touch with BJP leaders. The Shiv Sena had made it clear that if Pandey contested election from anywhere, the Shiv Sena will field its candidate against him. In such a situation, the BJP also wanted to avoid confrontation.
CM was upset with the functioning of DGP Pandey!
According to reports, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was upset with the functioning of former DGP. Many times, the DGP was also advised by the Chief Minister to stay within his limit. But the government was upset by the DGP's activism on social media. Pandey hurriedly took VRS at the behest of some people sitting in the government.
JDU did not press for Buxar seat
After this, Gupteshwar Pande joined JDU, but the party did not give him a ticket. BJP sources say that JDU did not even pressurize the BJP for the Buxar seat. On the other hand, Pandey's batchmate Sunil Kumar was inducted into JDU after retirement and was given assembly ticket from Balmiki Nagar.
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