Differences seem to have already surfaced in the newly formed ̵6;mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) in Bihar, with outrage over the choices made for cabinet portfolios, a day after the exercise was conducted within the ruling camp on Wednesday. CPIML(L), a partner in the Grand Alliance government, has demanded that a decision be taken to include the RJD leader. Kartikeya Singh An arrest warrant against him in a kidnapping case is reportedly pending, likely to be reconsidered in the cabinet.
Party’s state secretary Kunal said the decision to allot the law department to Singh could tarnish the image of the new government. JDU MLA Bima Bharti, while rejecting another appointment, said on Wednesday that if the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Leshi Singh was not removed from the cabinet
Bharti is reportedly upset over not being given any portfolio. “Leshi Singh is accused of multiple murders. I know the names of all the people who have been murdered by him. She threatens the witnesses. If she is not removed from the post of minister, I will resign.
Earlier in the day, the opposition BJP had also demanded the sacking of Karthikeya Singh from the cabinet. When contacted by journalists, the CM said that he has no information in this matter.
Senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Sushil Modi sought to know how the man, who had to surrender before the court in a kidnapping case, was included in the state cabinet. He said Singh was an accused in the 2014 kidnapping case along with 16 others including former Mokama MLA Anant Singh.
According to BJP sources, Kartikeya Singh was supposed to surrender at the Danapur court on August 16, but he reached the Raj Bhavan to take oath as a minister. Rejecting the BJP’s allegations, a senior RJD leader said Singh has been given interim protection by the court till September 1.
Soon after the cabinet expansion, on Tuesday, Modi had alleged that several ministers in the Grand Alliance government have criminal records. Surendra Yadav, Ramanand Yadav and Lalit Yadav – who are these people? Even today if Surendra Yadav takes a walk in Gaya, then people get scared. Lalit Yadav was accused of illegally detaining and torturing a Dalit. Ramanand Yadav was once called Don of Patna. What message does Nitish ji want to give by including such people in the cabinet? He had asked.
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