New Delhi (27.06.2023): When elections are close any change in administration is viewed from that perspective only. So when senior IPS officer Vikram Thakur (UP: 1996) was transferred from Uttar Pradesh cadre to Rajasthan on the grounds of his marriage with Binita Thakur (IPS: 1996: RJ) after around 27 years of service in Uttar Pradesh, the clichéd argument was bound to pop up.

The rare decision came after the clearance (NoC) of respective state governments – the BJP-ruled government in Uttar Pradesh and the Congress-ruled government, but a large section of senior IPS and IAS officers belonging to UP and Rajasthan cadres term the extraordinary decision as something very personal to them and a humanitarian gesture of concerned governments towards two very upright and capable officers of Indian bureaucracy.

It is true that for many others, it remained unexplained that if these two officers did not seek cadre change when they got married, why now? Insiders firmly believe it justified and humanitarian one. People may say on this that there is something more than meets the eye in this case but for a section of insiders of bureaucracy appreciates the Centre’s move on a humanitarian ground. Currently, Thakur is working as Joint Director Intelligence Bureau.