Unwilling to give in to pressure, Singh quit his job, stirring a debate in the state over the politician-mafia nexus. In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Singh was in charge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘war room’ in Varanasi. “After resigning from the police force, I decided to take up social issues via the RTI and PIL route,” Singh told HT. He is working closely with farmers in implementing ‘zero budget spiritual farming’ across Uttar Pradesh. “I have divided Uttar Pradesh in eight zones for implementing ‘zero budget spiritual farming’ in the state.

Source: Hindustan Times January 19, 2017 07:25 UTC