International cricketer Piyush Chawla, who hails from Aligarh, retired from all the formats of cricket 20 days ago. He is the youngest Indian to debut in international test after Sachin Tendulkar. But, no news came on the retirement of 36 -year -old Chawla and their achievements. No government department of UP has any information about getting any job. And why Piyush Chawla has been making many such big names proud of UP, but the news of him getting in a government job in UP did not come recently. But, Cricketer Rinku Singh, who lives in Aligarh, has turned lucky. Yogi Adityanath Sarkar is going to appoint him to the post of District Basic Education Officer (BSA).
By the way, this is not new. With sports quota, governments have been making all the players officers. Under this right, the UP government is also going to make Rinku Singh a BSA. Rinku’s sports achievements and international medalist direct recruitment presents as a policy decision under Rules-2022. But as everyone knows that Rinku is going to get married to the Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj from fish city safe seat. It is obvious that now Rinku is not just a cricketer, now every step will be seen with the glasses of politics. This is the reason that some political analysts and social media discussions consider this decision of the Uttar Pradesh government as part of the political strategy.
1-Why Rinku Singh, there are many star creators in UP
Even if we do not talk about Rinku Singh’s contemporary cricketers, Uttar Pradesh has given many notable cricketers in recent years. Dhruv Jurael, an emerging wicketkeeper-batsman who made his Test cricket debut in 2024. Jurel performed brilliantly in the Ranji Trophy and also performed effective in Test matches for India.
Shivam Mavi, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, made his debut in T20 International for India in 2023. He has also played in IPL. He has established himself as an international bowler. Has played in Tests, ODIs, and T20s for India.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is also an experienced fast bowler who is from Uttar Pradesh and has played in all formats for India. Apart from this, all the new old cricketers live in Uttar Pradesh, but no one can remember that someone like Rinku Singh has been given the post of officer. The government has been making all other players as deputy SPs. There is talk of honoring about 6 other players with Rinku Singh. But when the name of a cricketer like Rinku is revealed, the question has started to arise that what suddenly the government understood that the government became kind to Rinku?
2. Is Rinku Singh’s SP connection working
Rinku Singh is engaged to Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Priya Saroj, who is the daughter of SP’s influential leader and MLA stormy Saroj. Priya Saroj has now become a famous leader by marrying Rinku Singh. He has discussions among the youth. Priya Saroj’s elected MP from Machilishahar shows the political influence of her family.
Rinku’s family close to this family can be a strategic opportunity for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of UP. By giving Rinku a prestigious government post, the BJP government can infiltrate the areas under the influence of SP. The BJP government is preparing to send a positive message among the SP supporters by making this appointment that in the eyes of the BJP government, all castes get equal importance.
3. Regional and caste effects
Rinku Singh is a resident of Aligarh while Priya Saroj is from Jaunpur. That is, both Eastern UP and Western UP are trying to woo the youth together with an arrow. Rinku Singh comes from a very simple background. His father has been doing the work of delivering cylinders. Rinku himself has been helping his father to deliver cylinders to people’s homes. It is obvious that his story of making a national identity in cricket and making a national identity in cricket is inspiring for the middle class. In Aligarh, appointing Rinku to an important post like BSA is part of a tremendous PR strategy in favor of the government. This step not only makes the image of the government positive at the local level, but also shows that the government respects the local talents.
Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party are constantly engaged in proving that the BJP treats the PDA (backward, Dalit and minority) with secondary status. Rinku Singh comes from a very backward or Dalit family. It is obvious that the appointment of Rinku may increase the acceptance of the government between Jatav, the most backward and Dalit community.
4- Is BJP government responding to Akhilesh’s PDA
Akhilesh Yadav put the PDA strategy at the center in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Obviously, he also got the benefit of this. Akhilesh has been accusing the BJP of disregarding the PDA continuously for the last few days. He raised the issue of low stake in PDA communities in police posting. Claiming that the Yogi government is giving priority to Thakur and Brahmin communities. This strategy has given SP a strong basis between Dalits and OBC voters. This community is under the influence of Samajwadi Party, especially in areas like Aligarh, Jaunpur, and Kannauj. Recently, Akhilesh has also redeemed the issue of beating a Yadav narrator. The Samajwadi Party strategy is working fiercely on this formula to bring to power in the 2027 assembly elections.
MP Priya Saroj Pasi (SC), who is going to become the wife of Rinku Singh, comes from the community. BJP’s passengers have been very popular. It is obvious that the honor of honoring Rinku Singh will also have a direct impact on the Pasi community. Rinku Singh’s caste has not been confirmed yet. There are many types of claims with him. The magazine quoted the people of his village as saying that he comes from the barber community. While some other Jatav tells the society. Overall, it is certain that they do Bilang from the most backward or Dalit community. It is obvious that his honor is the honor of the most backward and Dalit community. With the honor of Rinku, BJP will be able to make a dent in Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA.