Pappu Yadav supported IAS officer Sanjeev Hans.

Pappu Yadav supported IAS officer Sanjeev Hans.

Patna August 3: Pappu Yadav, the Lok Sabha MP of Purnea came in support of senior IAS officer Sanjeev Hans who was recently transferred from the energy department of the Bihar government.

Pappu Yadav claimed Sanjeev Hans, was being targeted as he belongs to a Dalit community. 

“Sanjeev Hans is a Dalit and hence he is being unfairly targeted by the authorities and making him a scapegoat. I want to ask the Bihar government why he is the only IAS officer facing action while many other senior officers holding the post of secretaries for an extended period,” Pappu Yadav said.

“If Sanjeev Hans has done wrong, he would face the consequences but I am concerned about the perceived selective nature of the action. I will raise these issues in the parliament,” Yadav said.

The statement of Pappu Yadav came after the Bihar government transferred him from the Energy Department on Thursday.

Sanjeev Hans is currently facing alleged charges of disproportionate assets, and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently conducted raids at his residences in Patna, Delhi and Pune. Besides, he is also facing an alleged rape charge as well.

The 1997 batch IAS officer, who served as the Principal Secretary of the Energy Department and Chairman cum Managing Director of the Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited, has been removed from these positions.

Also Read: Sanjeev Hans has been transferred from the energy department.

Following the ED’s actions, Sanjeev Hans has been reassigned to the General Administration Department.

Reacting to Sanjeev Hans, former deputy chief minister Tar Kishore Prasad claimed ED is doing its job.

EOM.