Basant Rath likely to join BJP, hints at contesting against Omar, Mehbooba; No resignation letter received says officials

Basant Rath likely to join BJP, hints at contesting against Omar, Mehbooba; No resignation letter received says officials

Suspended IPS officer Basant Rath on Tuesday dropped another hint about joining the BJP and expressed his willingness to contest against Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, two former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, but the saffron party feigned complete ignorance about his plans. Rath, who had claimed to have resigned from the police service through a social media post on June 25, said in a fresh tweet, “If the BJP high-command allows me, I’ll contest against Omar Abdullah who was my chief minister when I was the police chief…

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