For every Rocky Yadav, Sarfraz Alam or Ranjeet Yadav, there is a Vivek Kumar or a Prerna Shahi.
On Tuesday, Rocky, the son of suspended JDU MLC Manorama Devi, was arrested while the party's MLA from Nabinagar, Virendra Kumar Singh, celebrated his son Vivek's success in the UPSC civil services exam.
While Rocky was arrested following road rage, Sarfaraz, the JDU MLA from Jokihat and son of five-term Lok Saha MP Taslimuddin, was booked for teasing a woman in a train in January. Similarly, RJD MLA Kunti Devi's son Ranjeet was accused of allegedly beating a doctor at a government hospital in Gaya district this January.
Virendra told The Telegraph: "I have represented Nabinagar thrice in the Assembly and even Aurangabad as an MP. Despite having strong political background, Vivek never wanted to pursue my career and I never interfered in his studies too."
Vivek, after completing his studies from Birla Public School, Pilani, and Class XII from DPS RK Puram, joined Maulana Azad Medical College for pursing MBBS. Vivek cracked the UPSC exam with a rank of 70.
In 2014, Prerna Shahi, the daughter of former JDU MLA from Barbigha, Gajanand Shahi, ranked 109 in the UPSC exam. Gajanand said: "I never interfered in Prerna's inclination of joining the administrative service." Gajanand, who comes from a political family of Sheikhpura district, said: "It all depends on how you groom your children whether to become academically sound or other way."
Echoing Gajanand's views, former chief minister Jagannath Mishra - whose son Sanjeev Kumar Mishra is financial adviser in the home ministry at present - said: "If your guidance is right, your son or daughter will follow the right path but if there is some flaw in grooming, you will have son like a Rocky."
UPSC success
Abhimanyu Gahlaut has secured rank 38 in the UPSC civil services exam. For the past three years, Abhimanyu has been working in Bihar as a country economist with the International Growth Centre (London School of Economics), which is based at Asian Development Research Institute.
