New DelhiThe Central Government has given Voluntary Retirement (VRS) to Enforcement Directorate officer Rajeshwar Singh. He may join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and contest the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Singh, who is currently serving as Joint Director in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Lucknow, tweeted that he was “retiring”.
In a letter posted on Twitter on Monday night, he said, “Today my request for Voluntary Retirement (VRS) from the Government of India has been accepted. The caravan of 24 years of relentless and conscientious hard work has reached a turning point today.” The officer started his civil service career with the Uttar Pradesh Police. He worked with the Uttar Pradesh Police for about 10 years and with the ED for the rest of the years.
He said, “As my professional journey of 24 years is changing today, on this occasion I wish to take this opportunity to honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, Hon’ble Home Minister Shri Amit Shah ji and Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman ji, Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath ji, ED. I express my deep gratitude to Director Shri SK Mishra and Uttar Pradesh Police. “I have learned a lot working with these organizations for so many years. As a participant, I have joined the Prime Minister’s campaign to make India a Vishwa Guru and I want to contribute with firm faith and integrity to the process of nation building.
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Singh had applied for VRS late last year. Sources said that he can contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on a BJP ticket. Singh said, “I am very satisfied that my courage to work without bowing down despite various threats and pressure tactics by unscrupulous corrupt leaders has been appreciated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court from time to time.”
The officer has also been involved in several controversies in his career, including a controversy in June 2018 when the Finance Ministry submitted a confidential report to the Supreme Court, in which the officer was informed of a phone call from Dubai.