LUCKNOW: In an unprecedented move, principal secretary of the UP Vidhan Sabha Rajendra Prasad Pandey was on Wednesday forced to quit his office in an unceremonious manner after being booked under the SC/ST Act for harassing one of his subordinates, who later committed suicide by consuming poison. This is the first case of its nature, and is likely to have widespread ramifications. In this backdrop, the case has assumed a political overtone.
Much because it is viewed as an assertion of the government's dalit agenda, especially at a time when chief minister Mayawati has geared up to go in for a show of strength by organising a massive rally here on August 9 in retaliation to the Congress-led coalition government at the Centre.
Meanwhile, a gloom descended over the Secretariat on Wednesday after this development, as it sets to increase the caste divide within the Secretariat employees and grips them with a sense of insecurity. The future outcome would depend much on the manner in which the case is handled and the justice is dispensed. It may be recalled that Pandey, who retired in 2007, was currently on a one-year extension till November 30, 2008.
Source: TOI
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