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Man who arrested LK Advani enters Modi Cabinet

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   3 Sep 2017 12:29 PM GMT
Man who arrested LK Advani enters Modi Cabinet
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Who would have expected this to happen? 26 Years Ago, Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav passed orders to arrest LK Advani in an attempt to stop his rath yatra from Somnath in Gujarat to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh demanding Ram Temple. IAS Officer Raj Kumar Singh, who was serving as Bihar Govt Secretary in October 1990, was assigned the task.

Mr. Singh travelled from Bihar capital Patna to Samastipur in a Government chopper. He reached Circuit House where LK Advani was staying at that time and knocked on the door to say he have a warrant to arrest him. Then, LK Advani was brought to the Masanjor guest house in Dumka district.

26 Years after Advani's arrest, Raj Kumar Singh got inducted into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet. The 64-Year-Old is a 1975-batch officer of Bihar Cadre. He served as Union Home Secretary in UPA Regime. Ahead of 2014 Polls, He shifted loyalty to BJP and got elected from Arrah Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. Finally, Mr.Singh got his reward after three years.