New Delhi: Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, former IPS officer Asim Arun joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Lucknow. During the event, while speaking to the media, the former IPS officer said that he is impressed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has given a new path of development to the nation. “BJP gave me a suggestion to join politics to contribute more towards social work. There is a lot that I couldn’t do during my job tenure, so I decided to enter politics. I am also impressed with PM Modi who has given a new path of development,” said the former IPS officer. Asim Arun joined BJP days after taking voluntary retirement from service. Union Minister Anurag Thakur and BJP UP president Swatantra Dev Singh welcomed him into the party fold. The senior IPS officer of the 1994 batch had taken to Twitter to announce his VRS from the post of Kanpur Police Commissioner, sparking speculation that he would join the BJP and contest the upcoming assembly polls. An additional director general of police (ADGP)-rank officer, 51-year-old Asim Arun has previously helmed Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Terrorist Squad, the 112 services besides leading the police force in districts like… Read full this story
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