"In my service life I have always fought corruption. We could be sidelined but officers should not get demoralized. The public applause we get for taking strong stand on issues is what keeps us going", he said. Since 2007, he has been shunted to various insignificant posts and has thereafter been consistently been picked up by the Election Commission of India for 31 election duties in 16 states across the country. During the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Elections, he was roll observer for all six districts in Kanpur division.