#RajasthanPolls: Why is this IPS-officer's wife contesting against CM Raje?
A serving Indian Police Service officer's wife will contest the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly election as an Independent candidate from Jhalrapatan constituency, currently represented by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. Mukul Choudhary, the wife of 2009-batch Rajasthan-cadre IPS officer Pankaj Choudhary, said her decision to contest against Raje was the democratic way to fight the "injustice" being faced by the people under the BJP dispensation.
Entire state suffering under the rule of Chief Minister: Mukul
"I will contest the election from Jhalrapatan, which is my birthplace, on the issue of corruption and misrule as an Independent candidate," Mukul Choudhary said. "The entire state is suffering under the rule of the Chief Minister. Corruption is rampant and the crime rate is increasing," she added. "I have been working on the ground against these issues," Mukul added.
Mukul says honest officers are being exploited in Rajasthan
Mukul Chaudhary also alleged that her husband, who is an IPS officer, was exploited and served charge sheets, and also faced frequent transfers for doing honest work. "Honest officers are being exploited and my husband is just a small part of it. I am the daughter of Jhalrapatan first, and wife of an honest IPS officer after that," she added.
Mukul, daughter of former Law Minister of Rajasthan
Mukul's husband is posted as the Superintendent of Police of the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) in Jaipur. Her mother, Shashi Dutta, was the Law Minister in former Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's government in 1993. "My motivation to contest the election is corruption, misrule, and miseries of people," said Chaudhary, who is a mother of two.
Shall fight against crime and corruption: Mukul
Mukul Choudhary said she chose Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar district as the constituency as Raje contests from there. "My husband fights against crime and corruption... I too shall do the same, but in a different way," she added. "People in the Chief Minister's own constituency are unsatisfied with her. There are no development works and people are still lacking basic amenities," she pointed out.
