Denied chief secy post, Rajasthan IAS officer converts to Islam, opts for VRS

[Juggernautjatt]

A senior IAS officer here publicly announced his decision to convert to Islam and applied for voluntary retirement from the services alleging victimisation by Rajasthan government.

Umrao Salodia, a 1978 batch officer, wrote to Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje expressing disappointment for purportedly being overlooked for the post of chief secretary.


“Under the Fundamental Right (to profess, practice and propagate any religion) guaranteed by Article 25 (I) of the Constitution of India, I have converted myself from Hinduism to Islam religion today, the 31st December,” the officer wrote in his handwritten public declaration. “After conversion, my name is Umrao Khan,” he added.

Along with that, Salodia also applied for VRS from the IAS, saying he wanted to retire so that he would not have to “function under my junior”.

The current chief secretary C S Rajan (of the same batch) was due to retire on December 31, but will continue on the post after being granted a three-month extension by the state government.

Salodia, presently the chairman of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, said he would have been the state’s “first chief secretary from the SC/ST category”.

“For the first time after Independence…myself, an IAS officer from SC/ST category would have been appointed today (Thursday) the chief secretary of Rajasthan on the basis of seniority. Instead, to deny the opportunity to me, Mr C S Rajan has been given a three month extension till 31/03/2016,” he wrote to Raje.

“I hereby apply for Voluntary Retirement by giving three months notice under the All India Service rules. Kindly sanction my voluntary retirement… so that I don’t have to function under my junior,” he said.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore rubbished allegations of victimisation and said the government had always encouraged employees from SC/ST categories. He said the government would act against Salodia for speaking against the government in public.

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[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Congratulations to join religion of peace , Mr Umrao Khan

 

[shah1398]

“Under the Fundamental Right (to profess, practice and propagate any religion) guaranteed by Article 25 (I) of the Constitution of India, I have converted myself from Hinduism to Islam religion today, the 31st December,” the officer wrote in his handwritten public declaration. “After conversion, my name is Umrao Khan,” he added.

Plz dont link his decision of embracing Islam to his denial to the post of Chief Secy as depicted in the title. He has exercised his right under Indian constitution.

 

[ranjeet]

Things people do to grab headlines.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Things people do to grab headlines.

And the choice of name reminds me Umrao jaan adaa, it is not clear he converted to Islam in protest and he is not promoted because of his conversion.

 

[Razia Sultana]

Its obvious that he is converting to irritate the BJP govt. but Islam is not a religion of convenience. If he is truely embracing Islam, we should welcome him but if he is doing with ulterior motives to settle personal issues then he would be hurting Islam. Even Dharmendra and Hema Malini converted to Islam for convenience of thier marriage and they never practiced.

 

[JonAsad]

He was not selected because he was converting to Islam- that should be the headline - its cannot be an overnight decision specially in a country like india where you face consequences -

 

[ranjeet]

And the choice of name reminds me Umrao jaan adaa, it is not clear he converted to Islam in protest and he is not promoted because of his conversion.

He converted in protest. No doubt about it.

 

[Levina]

Islam is not a religion of convenience.

Karl Marx was right that religion is an opiate for the people.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Plz dont link his decision of embracing Islam to his denial to the post of Chief Secy as depicted in the title. He has exercised his right under Indian constitution.

Of course. He exercised that right, which is as much as his right to change his clothes. So, he can change both his socks and his religion again tomorrow. What is the big deal? Its all kosher and halal.

 

[Maarkhoor]

He converted in protest. No doubt about it.

Then just attention seeker, Muslims of India should sue him for using Islam conversion as protest just a mean to blackmail Hindu dominated Govt what shame for a man.

 

[911]

Such a mature way to show your seniority.

 

[JanjaWeed]

So what's the news here...him being denied of chief secretary post & hence taking VRS or his conversion into Islam?

 

[Parul]

To get govt job he took full support of being SC/ST. now he retiring on june2016 and is giving three months notice to govt blaming govt for victimised of being sc/st. govt should accept VRS application of such people on priority basis.

 

[surya kiran]

Plz dont link his decision of embracing Islam to his denial to the post of Chief Secy as depicted in the title. He has exercised his right under Indian constitution.

Well that's his reasoning. He did not get the post and to protest converted.

Shows all the more reason, that the state government was correct in not promoting him. The only reason he got to ACS was because he was from the reserved quota. And the only reason he got into the IAS was because he was reserved quota. Dumass officer.