Law Kumar Mishra
Patna; The Uttar Pradesh chief minister,Yogi Aaditya Nath overruled the BJP High command and did not induct the PM’s trusted bureaucrat turned politician, Arwind Kumar Sharma in his cabinet,
Sharma,a former joint secretary in PMO who had taken VRS to join BJP on January 14 was today appointed vice president of Uttar Pradesh unit of BJP, according to Swatantra Dev Singh, BJP president in UP.
A native of Mau in UP, the upper caste Bhumihar officer was made a member of UP Vidhan Parishad and was expecting to be included in Yogi cabinet as his deputy with Home portfolio
For several weeks, when Yogi was neck deep fighting Corona, he was under pressure to induct the 1988 batch IAS in his cabinet. But the Yogi refused and during his last week visit to New Delhi,he had apparently told Sharma’s Boss, Narendra Singh and Home minister, Amit Shah categorically against inducting Sharma in his cabinet
Yogi is understood to have convinced the High command since state already had two deputy chief , Sharma’s inclusion was not possible.
Sharma was in Narendra Modi office at Ahmedabad since 2002 and when Modi moved to New Delhi, he too joined PMO
Yogi had complained, Sharma frequently gave instructions to UP officers when he was in the PMO. Prime minister represents Banaras in Lok Sabha