Assam IAS Debashish Sharma opts for VR

Nagaon DC Debashish Sharma, IAS, opted for voluntary retirement after only a few months after the district posting; the Assam government accepted his request. Speculations are rife that he is poised to transition directly into electoral politics by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and likely to contest the forthcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election.