Suspended IPS officer Basant Rath on Sunday announced his resignation from service on social media, hinting that he is joining politics to contest elections from Kashmir. Taking to Twitter, Rath said on Sunday, “I wish to resign from the Indian Police Service in order to be able to participate in electoral politics. Please consider this letter as my request for resignation/voluntary retirement and process it accordingly.” He wrote to the Chief Secretary of J&K and shared the same on Twitter.
