Independent Political Entry
Former IAS officer Divya Mittal announces her independent political entry in Uttar Pradesh.
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Former Uttar Pradesh-cadre IAS officer Divya Mittal, who resigned after 13 years of service, has announced she will enter politics in Uttar Pradesh as an independent. She plans to build a platform with citizens rather than join an existing party and represent people whose grievances go unheard. Mittal cited a village school in Mirzapur that remained unbuilt years after approval as an example of problems persisting despite available funds and rules, blaming a lack of intent and implementation. She also highlighted rural infrastructure, road safety, examination paper leaks, education access and young people’s employment prospects amid artificial intelligence, calling for greater accountability and a politics focused on intent and justice.
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The Congress called Mittal’s resignation announcement “very serious” and said the state needed to respect honest officers’ independent, impartial work and protect them from administrative and political pressure.
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Mittal urged people not to wait for a single person to emerge as a “messiah,” saying citizens themselves must initiate change.
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Mittal said Uttar Pradesh felt like more than a workplace: she said its people had accepted her “like a daughter,” and cited the state’s history and influence on India’s social and political direction as reasons to begin her political journey there.
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Mittal cleared the civil services examination on her second attempt in 2013, securing All India Rank 68; in her first attempt, she qualified for the Indian Police Service.
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