Interview | Shah Faesal: 'My Resignation From IAS Has Done More Harm Than Good'

Srinagar: After launching his own party, former bureaucrat Shah Faesal has now decided to quit politics in less than 18 months and is now being labelled as the “resignation man” once again. After stepping down as the president of Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM), there is speculation that the bureaucrat-turned-politician may now turn bureaucrat again, as his resignation was not accepted.

In an interview with Mudasir Ahmad of The Wire, Faesal responded to questions sent to him via WhatsApp about his decision to quit politics, the state of politics in Kashmir after the August 5, 2019 move by the Centre to revoke the region’s special status and his plans for the future. Edited excerpts follow.

Your decision to quit the IAS and form a political party was seen as a bold move at the time. You promised to provide an electoral alternative to people, especially the youth. So why have you quit politics?

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