AYODHYA, Feb. 1 -- GST deputy commissioner Prashant Kumar Singh withdrew his resignation and said he had resumed work, asserting that there was no pressure on him and that the decision was entirely personal.

He had resigned from service on Tuesday, stating he was protesting against what he described as "objectionable" remarks made by Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand against chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

Soon after, his brother Vishwajeet Singh accused him of securing his job under the disability quota using a fake disability certificate. Acting on the complaint, principal secretary Kamini Ratan Chauhan sought a report from state tax commissioner Nitin Bansal.

Responding to allegations, Prashant claimed that Vishwajeet was involved i...