A spree of former IAS joining the politics in Chhattisgarh has begun followed by former Indian Administrative Services officer OP Choudhary, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party recently.
Retired (IAS) RPS Tyagi had joined the Congress, a day before. On Sunday, former Indian Administrative Services and retired Chhattisgarh Chief Information Commissioner Serjius Minj joined the Congress fold by taking primary membership.
Minj was given the Congress membership at State Congress office Rajiv Bhawan in presence of Chhattisgarh In charge of All India Congress Committee, P.l. Punia and Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Bhupesh Baghel. In a brief speech on the occasion Minj said “He had joined politics to serve the people”.
The 1978 batch IAS, Minj, who hails from tribal dominated Jashpur region belongs to a farmer’s family and is likely to be fielded by Congress from Kunkuri assembly constituency of the district, party sources revealed.
Minj had served as Chief Information Commissioner of the State till his retirement in March 2016. He was the first divisional commissioner of Raipur after the separate state of Chhattisgarh came into being. He had worked previously to various capacities including Rajnandgaon Collector and Gwalior Commissioner. Minj was also assigned the job of Additional Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh state before he was appointed as state’s Chief Information Commissioner.