BABU SEEKS HELP

It’s a typical example of an upright babu victimised and harassed for exposing corruption. Whistleblower bureaucrat Jitendra Gupta who had taken the cudgels against transport mafia in Bihar has sought transfer to another cadre citing safety concerns. According to sources, Dr Gupta has sent his request to the department of personnel and training (DoPT). And now the Supreme Court too has come to his rescue. The apex court has directed the Centre to consider Dr Gupta’s request for change of cadre.

The 2013-batch IAS officer of the Bihar cadre, who is currently posted as officer on special duty in the department of environment and forest in Bihar, came up against the state’s transport mafia, which landed him in jail for a month. However, it was soon established that the bureaucrat was implicated in a fabricated case following which he was given a clean chit by both the Patna high court and the Supreme Court. But evidently the harassment of the babu continues, even after a clean chit from the judiciary.