<p>It seems like the flood gates of former bureaucrats joining politics has opened in Chhattisgarh.</p>.<p>Now, Serjius Minj, a 1978 batch IAS officer and a retired chief information commissioner, joined the Congress on Sunday.</p>.<p>Recently, another IAS officer O P Choudhary had resigned as Raipur collector and joined the BJP in presence of party national president Amit Shah and Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh.</p>.<p>On Saturday, retired IAS officer R P S Tyagi had joined the Congress.</p>.<p>Minj joined the Congress in presence of Chhattisgarh Incharge of Congress P L Punia and Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Bhupesh Baghel.</p>.<p>In a brief speech, Minj said that he had joined politics to serve the people. </p>.<p>Minj hails from the tribal dominated Jashpur region and comes from a family of farmers.</p>.<p>He is likely to be fielded from the Kunkuri Assembly constituency, party sources revealed.</p>.<p>Minj had served as the chief information commissioner of the state till his retirement in March 2016.</p>.<p>He was the first divisional commissioner of Raipur after the state of Chhattisgarh came into being.</p>.<p>He has worked previously in various capacities including as Rajnandgaon collector and Gwalior commissioner.</p>.<p>Minj was aslo the additional chief secretary of Chhattisgarh.</p>
<p>It seems like the flood gates of former bureaucrats joining politics has opened in Chhattisgarh.</p>.<p>Now, Serjius Minj, a 1978 batch IAS officer and a retired chief information commissioner, joined the Congress on Sunday.</p>.<p>Recently, another IAS officer O P Choudhary had resigned as Raipur collector and joined the BJP in presence of party national president Amit Shah and Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh.</p>.<p>On Saturday, retired IAS officer R P S Tyagi had joined the Congress.</p>.<p>Minj joined the Congress in presence of Chhattisgarh Incharge of Congress P L Punia and Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Bhupesh Baghel.</p>.<p>In a brief speech, Minj said that he had joined politics to serve the people. </p>.<p>Minj hails from the tribal dominated Jashpur region and comes from a family of farmers.</p>.<p>He is likely to be fielded from the Kunkuri Assembly constituency, party sources revealed.</p>.<p>Minj had served as the chief information commissioner of the state till his retirement in March 2016.</p>.<p>He was the first divisional commissioner of Raipur after the state of Chhattisgarh came into being.</p>.<p>He has worked previously in various capacities including as Rajnandgaon collector and Gwalior commissioner.</p>.<p>Minj was aslo the additional chief secretary of Chhattisgarh.</p>
