Tag: Nitish Kumar
RJD To Boycott Nitish Kumar's Swearing-in Ceremony As Bihar CM
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has decided not to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Janata Dal-United supremo Nitish Kumar as the Bihar Chief Minister being held in Patna on Monday. Kumar will take oath as the Bihar CM for a fourth term in a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. The RJD said it was boycotting the event as it believes that the mandate of the people was against the NDA. ....
Nitish Kumar Likely To Expand Cabinet In December
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to expand his cabinet in December as the winter session of the assembly concluded in November after the formation of the new state government. ....
NDA 'unbreakable' In Bihar, Arunachal Incident To Have No Impact: Sushil Modi
After six Janata Dal (United) MLAs recently joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Arunachal Pradesh, the saffron party is now busy mollifying the JD-U leaders. Rajya Sabha MP and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi has come forward to heal the growing fissures between the BJP and the JD-U. Modi said the Arunachal incident will not have any impact on the alliance in Bihar. ....
Farmers In Bihar Refuse To Join Stir Despite Opposition Attempts
Opposition parties' leaders in Bihar have organised human chains, tractor rallies, Raj Bhavan march, dharnas and protests in support of the farmers' agitation at the Delhi borders, but have failed to enthuse the farmers here to join the stir. They are still maintaining a distance from the protests. ....
Majority In Favour Of Liquor Ban In State: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar while talking to the media on deaths due to suspected poisonour liquore in Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj and Kaimur said that despite a section of people involved in the mess, majority of people of the state are in favour of liquor ban. ....
Nitish Kumar Loses His Cool Again In Bihar Legislative Council
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday lost his cool again after RJD MLC Subodh Rai interrupted the rural development minister during supplementary questions in the Bihar legislative assembly. ....
Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi Slam Nitish Kumar For Vidhan Sabha Gherao Violence
Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi on Wednesday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the ruckus witnessed in and outside the state assembly a day before and have alleged that there was grave misconduct carried out against women legislators as security forces took on protesters during the Vidhan Sabha gherao. ....
LJP Sole MLA Raj Kumar Singh Who Promised To Send Nitish Kumar To Jail, Joins JD-U
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MLA Raj Kumar Singh who contested against the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) claiming that he will send Nitish Kumar to jail during 2020 Assembly elections, had joined the JD-U. ....
Tejashwi Yadav To Bihar Speaker: Opposition MLAs Fear Entering Assembly
Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav has written to the Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, raising the issue of an uproar in the House and calling police during the budget session this year. In the letter, Tejashwi has said that the opposition MLAs are still scared due to the incident which occurred in the Assembly on March 23.....
Nitish Kumar Running Rs 20K Crore Parallel Liquor Economy: Lalu Prasad Yadav
After nine deaths due to poisonous liquor in Bihar's West Champaran district, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday alleged that the Nitish Kumar government has developed Rs 20,000 crore illegal business of liquor smuggling, procuring and trading in the state. ....
