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'''Pancham Lal''' (born 1951) is a retired [[Indian Administrative Service]] cadre. Lal held the post of [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Parliamentary Affairs), in rank of [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]], in [[Bihar]].<ref name="d">ZeeNews. [http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/nitish-s-development-claims-questionable_801013.html 'Nitish's development claims questionable']</ref><ref name="e">''The Bihar Times''. [http://www.bihartimes.in/Newsbihar/2011/June/Newsbihar03June9.html Bihar runs short of IAS as bureaucrats retire in heap]</ref> During his administrative career, he faced opposition from several different Chief Ministers as he criticised corruption and criminal links of state ministers.<ref name="g"/>

Lal hails from [[Uttar Pradesh]] and was a 1974 batch IAS officer.<ref name="a">''Business Standard''. [http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/caste-matters-for-ex-officials-in-choosing-bihar-seat-election-special-114032100407_1.html Caste matters for ex-officials in choosing Bihar seat (Election Special)]</ref><ref name="c">''Telegraph''. [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110818/jsp/bihar/story_14387720.jsp Saha leads race for IAS top job]</ref>

In 2002, then the Commission in Saran division of Bihar, Lal was removed from his post after having labelled Indian politicians as "looters and a pack of liars" at a public function. The affair became front-page news in local newspapers in Bihar. According to Lal he had been provoked by politicians using a government function to make political speeches.<ref name="f">''The Tribune''. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021218/nation.htm#4 IAS man calls politicians liars, removed]</ref> In the midst of the controversy, [[Lok Janshakti Party]] leader [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] expressed support for Lal.<ref>''Times of India''. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Pancham-Lal-victimised-says-Paswan/articleshow/31305770.cms Pancham Lal victimised, says Paswan]</ref>

In 2006 he alleged that two Bihar state legislators stormed his office and threatened to kill him unless he restored a motor vehicles inspector he had suspended. At the time Lal worked as Transport Commissioner.<ref>dnaindia.com. [http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjp-rjd-mlas-threaten-senior-ias-officer-1039665 BJP, RJD MLAs threaten senior IAS officer]</ref>

Lal retired from IAS on 31 August 2011.<ref name="e"/><ref>''The Asian Age''. [http://www.asianage.com/india/bihar-babus-likely-contest-ls-elections-100 Bihar babus likely to contest LS elections]</ref>

He caused controversy when stating that 90% of cases against [[Naxalite]]s were false.<ref name="b">''Indian Express''. [http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/former-bureaucrats-line-up-for-tickets-in-bihar-jharkhand/ Former bureaucrats line up for tickets in Bihar, Jharkhand]</ref> In a statement following his retirement, Lal rebutted claims of development under [[Nitish Kumar]]'s government in Bihar. He argued that "[t]he present bureaucracy in Bihar is the most corrupt one in the history of the state [...] Dalits have been the worst victim of the might of the state during the NDA rule and the people from downtrodden sections have been killed by the police in fake encounters or by painting them as the Maoists".<ref name="d"/>

Ahead of the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha election]], he was mentioned as a potential [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate in the [[Sasaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sasaram seat]].<ref>''Times of India''. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/13-bureaucrats-from-Bihar-Jharkhand-join-poll-race/articleshow/31368825.cms 13 bureaucrats from Bihar, Jharkhand join poll race]</ref><ref>''The New Indian Express''. [http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Meira-Kumar-May-Battle-Two-Ex-IAS-Officers/2014/02/12/article2052914.ece#.Uy3uelfX2f4 Meira Kumar May Battle Two Ex-IAS Officers]</ref> In the end, he sided with the [[All India Forward Bloc]] and was declared as the candidate for the party in the [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra seat]] on 18 March 2014.<ref name="g">{{cite web
| title = Two ex-babus, former DGP join electoral fight | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Two-ex-babus-former-DGP-join-electoral-fight/articleshow/32256675.cms |date=19 March 2014| accessdate = 2014-06-25 | work = The Times of India }}</ref> Commenting on his candidature, Lal stated that his foremost objective was not to win the Lok Sabha seat but "to raise the cause of the oppressed and weaker sections, who are exploited and victimized".<ref name="a"/>

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