Former Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Vijay Kumar and his wife Anupama on Monday joined the BJP at the state party headquarters in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak and other senior party leaders.
Mr. Kumar, a 1988 batch Indian Police Service officer who retired from service on January 31 this year, is the second former DGP to join the BJP in a decade. Brij Lal, a former top state police officer, joined the BJP in 2015 and became a Rajya Sabha member in 2020.
Mr. Pathak, while welcoming Mr. Kumar, said: “People from all walks of lives are joining the BJP. Many top leaders working for different parties are joining the BJP. I welcome everyone. We all should work together in fulfilling the target of winning 80 out of 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh.”