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Durga Shakti Nagpal Case Study

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IS SPEAKING TRUTH A CRIME IN UTTAR PRADESH? AMITABH THAKUR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO BE VICTIMISED FOR CALLING 'SPADE A SPADE '. -Anil k Ankur “Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly.” - Mahatma Gandhi However, the bravery of standing for what is right, comes at a premium in Uttar Pradesh. In a tussle between bureaucracy and the vested political interests, the first casualty is often the truth here. From Amitabh Shukla to IAS officer Durga Nagpal, there are numerous examples in the state where those who opposed the wrong had to bear the brunt of the mighty. Let us look at some such cases from the past decade. DURGA 'S 'SHAKTI ' SNATCHED The consequences for the officers taking action against the illegal mining mafia have been particularly severe. The case of Durga Shakti Nagpal is a befitting example of this. She seized the loader and JCB machine of a company involved in the illegal mining. She had only acted according to the Supreme Court guidelines. But this did not go down well with the state government. Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended. Her IAS husband wasn 't spared either. 48 TRANSFERS IN 36 YEARS OF SERVICE On a day when the UP government suspended Amitabh Thakur, another IAS officer was at the door steps of the Supreme Court against the state government. Meet Vijay Shankar Pandey, a senior IAS officer who has been transferred 48 times in 36 years of his service. Pandey, who has an

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