Despite having an important department like energy, AK Sharma has not been able to achieve the status in politics that he had in bureaucracy. He has been seen struggling to establish himself as a politician and minister.
last few days in uttar pradesh power supply It’s peaked. Power cuts are also happening in Noida of Delhi-NCR for several hours. On the other hand, this crisis is more serious in Purvanchal. However, it is a matter of relief that strike of electricians It’s over. Seeing the problems of the general public, the government finally had to bow down to the demands of the Bijli Sangharsh Samiti. Workers are returning to work and power supply is also expected to improve soon.
The demands of the committee were related to many issues including appointment of MD, chairman of power companies, transfer of personnel, which were agreed upon with the government in December, but due to delay, the workers went on a statewide strike. After about 23 years, the electricians went on a complete strike. According to reports, the strike ended after talks and assurances from the Energy Minister.
There is Energy Department in UP, AK Sharma i.e. Arvind Kumar Sharma, who came from bureaucracy to politics. AK Sharma, born in the Bhumihar Brahmin community, is originally from Mau, who has been an IAS of the Gujarat cadre. He is said to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is the reason why he remained in the news ever since he was made a minister in the Yogi 2.0 government.
However, despite having such an important department, Sharma has not been able to achieve the same status in politics that he had in bureaucracy. According to experts, he has been seen struggling to establish himself as a politician and minister in such a strong government. Let us understand point-wise from political analysts and experts why this is the situation.
Politics is completely different from bureaucracy, hard work is necessary
Being a bureaucrat, giving advice to a leader and dealing with political actors are two different things. Senior journalist keeping an eye on the politics of the country and abroad for 22 years Kartikeya Sharma It is said, “When your boss is very powerful, your personal or political flaws get hidden. As Foreign Minister Jaishankar is with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But once someone transitions from bureaucrats to leaders, they are less likely to be very successful,” he said.
“The most successful example is Yashwant Sinha. He was a successful bureaucrat and also a successful leader. AK Sharma looks a little behind here.
He says, “When you become a politician, a minister, your first task is to understand political actors and deal with them. I think that AK Sharma’s administrative skills are the same as they were… He just needs to strengthen his political skills.”
Big and important question on support department!
Senior journalist with more than three decades of experience in Political JournalismVishnu Shankar It is said that for a minister to be successful, it is necessary to get full support of the government internally. The Energy Department is a big and important department in Uttar Pradesh and the Yogi government has won the trust of the public by assuring 24-hour power supply. This is an issue related to every state resident. Common people have expectations from the government and if the support is not received then it becomes difficult for the departmental minister to fulfill the expectations.
Internal factionalism and the crisis of emergence
AK Sharma could have become a minister in Yogi 1.0 but was not made. Involved in lobbying for the second time. But the problem is that they are not able to emerge. Pankaj Kumar, executive editor at NewsNCR Digital, who has a grip on the politics of UP-Bihar and the country, says,
“Those leaders or bureaucrats, who have been favorites of the Center… or were established in the Center and have been sent to UP, they are probably not liked by the UP government. Certainly the UP government considers him a man sent by the Centre. Yogi Adityanath, who is leading UP, is being considered as the big face of the post of PM in the coming years. In such a situation, the loyalty of the person sent from the center can be towards the person from the center. Maybe that’s why they are not being liked.”
Pankaj says, Arvind Sharma has come from Gujarat, where politics is very different from the Hindi heartland, especially UP. His political skills are being tested here. Earlier he was able to succeed as a bureaucrat with a powerful leader (Narendra Modi). Whether he is able to get the support of a powerful leader (Yogi Adityanath) to be a successful leader in UP is a big question.
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