“Amitabh (Thakur) shall be contesting the election against Sri Adityanath from any place he contests,” Mr Thakur’s wife said in a statement.
IPS Amitabh Thakur, former Uttar Pradesh cadre officer who was given premature retirement, will contest next year’s state Assembly elections against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his family has announced.
Amitabh Thakur’s wife Nutan, in a statement issued in Lucknow, said it is a fight for principles for her husband.
“Sri Adityanath undertook many undemocratic, improper, suppressive, harassing and discriminatory steps during his tenure as Chief Minister,” Mrs Thakur alleged. “Hence, Amitabh (Thakur) shall be contesting the election against Sri Adityanath from any place he contests.”
“It is a fight for principles for him, where he shall be presenting his protest to the wrongdoings,” she said.
The IPS officer, following a decision taken by the Union Home Ministry, was given compulsory retirement on March 23 in “public interest”.
An order from the Union Home Ministry had said that Mr Thakur was “not found fit to be retained for the remaining tenure of his service”. Mr Thakur was scheduled to superannuate in 2028.
“In the public interest, Amitabh Thakur is being given premature retirement before completion of his service with immediate effect,” the order had said.
Amitabh Thakur, in 2017, had requested the Centre to change his cadre state.
The officer, days after he had accused Samajwadi Party’s Mulayam Singh Yadav of threatening him, was suspended on July 13, 2015.
A vigilance enquiry was also initiated against him.
However, the Lucknow Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal stayed his suspension in April 2016 and ordered his reinstatement with full salary with effect from October 11, 2015.
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