Kumar seeking Voluntary Retirement Scheme (NRS) had set speculations in the city political circles of him joining politics.
Suspended IAS officer Rajendra Kumar, who is booked in an alleged corruption case, on Sunday said that he will take a call within next three months on whether to join politics.
A former principal secretary to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Kumar was suspended after being arrested and chargesheeted by CBI in the graft case. He recently sought voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
DNA had reported on January 6, that Kumar seeking Voluntary Retirement Scheme (NRS) had set speculations in the city political circles of him joining politics and possibly campaigning for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to counter BJP government at the Centre in the coming assembly elections in Punjab, Gujarat and Goa followed by municipal polls in Delhi early next year.
The announcement by Kumar comes in the wake of speculations that Kejriwal may nominate Rajendra Kumar as member of Rajya Sabha. After winning assembly pools with 67-seats, the AAP is entitled it to all three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi. Polls to the three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi were last held in 2012, leading to the election of three Congressmen — Janardan Dwivedi, Parvez Hashmi and Karan Singh. Rajya Sabha MPs enjoy a six-year term, so they will remain in office until January 27, 2018.
The senior IAS officer, who had been chargesheeted by the CBI in a corruption case, has already started playing victim by accusing the investigating agency of framing him under false charges.
Kumar, who was the man-Friday of Kejriwal, was responsible for all major policy and decision making till he was booked for corruption by the CBI.
Soon after the Chief Minister's Office was raided, Kejriwal had launched a direct attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for indulging in "vendatta" politics. His tweet saying "Is Modi a psychopath" was criticised vehemently by his political rivals.
Sources said that the timing of Kumar's request for VRS after declaration of assembly poll dates for five states clearly indicates that he too was looking forward to join politics in the near future.
"Otherwise why should any chargesheeted officer seek VRS when rules clearly suggest that VRS is given only after vigilance clearance from both Centre and State administration," a senior officer had previously stated.
There are also indications that Kumar may join AAP and campaign in neighbouring Punjab against Modi for using CBI against the AAP government.
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