Ex-IAS Divya Mittal To Enter UP Politics, Denies Late-Night Meeting Claim

Divya Mittal, who left the IAS, has announced that she will now do politics in Uttar Pradesh, while saying she will not join any political party.

In a video message, Mittal also responded to questions raised after her resignation and rejected a claim that she had met a senior leader of another major party “in the darkness of night”.

Mittal said that within hours of her resignation, a claim about an alleged meeting began circulating against her on social media.

According to Mittal, a state spokesperson of a big party wrote about her that she had met a senior leader of another big party at night, even though no such meeting had taken place.

She said the person who wrote this also knew the claim was not true, but the purpose was not to write the truth.

Mittal said the aim was to frighten “a woman who had set out to ask questions” on the very first day.

Her response matters because she has linked the controversy around her resignation not only to one allegation, but also to what she described as a broader attempt to stop common people and good people from entering politics.

“I will not be afraid,” Mittal says

Mittal said that FIRs and social media trolling are used to try to prevent ordinary people and good people from entering politics.

She said, “Therefore I will not be afraid, I will ask questions, so that every little girl in this country can say what is in her heart and not be shown the fear of the darkness of night.”

Mittal’s statement framed her political move as an effort to ask questions rather than as an entry into an existing party structure.

She said that after her resignation, she would work with the same people who had supported her to create a platform that would not fear anyone and would remain concerned about the country’s future.

According to Mittal, “I have to become the voice of the deprived people.”

She said politics would have to change and that politics of good intentions would have to be done.

At the same time, she said she would not do politics with any party, but only with ordinary people.

Mittal also said that one cannot ask for accountability while standing under the flags under which accountability had not been received in 80 years.

Her phrasing made clear that she was distancing herself from established political party symbols while presenting her proposed politics as rooted in public support.

The allegation that triggered her response

The controversy cited in the source began after BJP leader Prashant Umrao raised questions over IAS Divya Mittal’s resignation on social media platform X.

Umrao alleged that Mittal had resigned after meeting Rahul Gandhi “in the darkness of night”.

He also alleged that this was a conspiracy to spread the opposition agenda in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh election.

Mittal’s video response directly denied the existence of such a meeting.

She said the allegation was made even though the person writing it knew the truth.

The dispute therefore rests on two sharply different public claims: Umrao’s allegation of a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, and Mittal’s denial that any such meeting happened.

The source also says Umrao accused Mittal of self-obsession, a longing for public relations, and wanting to leave the joint secretary post to directly become commissioner.

Umrao further alleged that Mittal used to take credit for the central government’s “Har Ghar Jal” scheme and ignored local public representatives.

The source adds that Prashant also made allegations against Divya Mittal’s husband.

These allegations were reported as claims made by Umrao, not as established facts.

Mittal’s response, as reported, focused especially on the claim of a night-time meeting and on what she described as intimidation through accusations and trolling.

Video message and public outreach

In the video message referred to in the source, Mittal said she had resigned from the IAS a few days earlier and had left many questions in people’s minds.

She said she had made her point in the video.

The message also asked people to send a WhatsApp message on 9198956957 if they felt that her point was also their point.

That appeal fits with Mittal’s stated plan to build a platform with people who supported her after her resignation.

She said the platform would not be afraid of anyone and would be concerned about the future of the country.

Mittal’s stated position is that she will work politically with ordinary people rather than align with an existing party.

The source does not say that she has joined any political party.

It says the opposite: that she will not join any party.

Ajay Rai on speculation about contesting elections

The source also refers to speculation about Mittal entering politics and contesting elections.

On that issue, Ajay Rai gave a statement when asked whether Congress would give Mittal a ticket if she contested.

He said that if a person wants to work in society and wants to fight, the party will certainly consider that person.

On the question of a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, Ajay Rai said he did not have information about it.

He also said that officers doing good work in the country are connecting with Rahul Gandhi.

Rai’s comments were made in the context of questions about Mittal’s possible election contest and the allegation of a meeting with Rahul Gandhi.

Mittal, however, has stated in her own message that she will do politics with ordinary people and not with any party.

That distinction is central to her announcement because the immediate political discussion around her resignation has involved claims about parties, tickets and a possible meeting with Rahul Gandhi.

Mittal’s position, as reported, is that she will enter politics in Uttar Pradesh, reject party affiliation, and continue asking questions despite allegations and trolling.