LAW KUMAR MISHRA
Patna;The chief minister,Nitish Kumar on Sunday evening literally sacked his former prinicipal secretary,RCP Singh,an IAS officer of 1984 batch by denying him renomination to Rajya Sabha.
Nitish sent a strong message to Singh who was his special assistant when he was railway minister and later as secretary to CM by rejecting his claim for the third term to the Upper House.
National president of JDU,Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh said now RCP would work like a honoured party worker only.
Union Minister for Steel and Mines,RCP Singh,has been denied renomination by the JDU on Sunday. Party has decided to field Khiru Mahto,a Kurmi like RCP, president of Jharkhand unit of JDU as it’s candidate.
Lallan Singh,while announcing the name of Khiru Mahto,said RCP had been member of Rajya Sabha for two terms.
JDU had given enough importance to RCP for the last two decades,he was party’s national president too.
Asked about the continuation of RCP in the union cabinet, Singh said it is for the Prime Minister to decide,but reiterated RCP had been given enough by the JDU.
Differences between Nitish and RCP had started in July,2021 when ignoring the suggestion of Nitish took oath as union minister. Nitish wanted three seats in the union cabinet.
The BJP too announced the names of two candidates, sitting member Satish Chandra Dubey and a former JDU leader, Shambhu Sharan Patel,who had joined the BJP recently. BJP rejected the claim of its second sitting member,Gopal Narain Singh.
RJD has fielded Ms Misa Bharti,sitting member and eldest daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav for the third term and a former MLA,Faiyaz Ahmad. Sharad Yadav was also a claimant,but Lalu preferred his daughter over Sharad.
Polling to fill the five seats will be held on June 10.
Patna;The chief minister,Nitish Kumar on Sunday evening literally sacked his former prinicipal secretary,RCP Singh,an IAS officer of 1984 batch by denying him renomination to Rajya Sabha.
Nitish sent a strong message to Singh who was his special assistant when he was railway minister and later as secretary to CM by rejecting his claim for the third term to the Upper House.
National president of JDU,Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh said now RCP would work like a honoured party worker only.
Union Minister for Steel and Mines,RCP Singh,has been denied renomination by the JDU on Sunday. Party has decided to field Khiru Mahto,a Kurmi like RCP, president of Jharkhand unit of JDU as it’s candidate.
Lallan Singh,while announcing the name of Khiru Mahto,said RCP had been member of Rajya Sabha for two terms.
JDU had given enough importance to RCP for the last two decades,he was party’s national president too.
Asked about the continuation of RCP in the union cabinet, Singh said it is for the Prime Minister to decide,but reiterated RCP had been given enough by the JDU.
Differences between Nitish and RCP had started in July,2021 when ignoring the suggestion of Nitish took oath as union minister. Nitish wanted three seats in the union cabinet.
The BJP too announced the names of two candidates, sitting member Satish Chandra Dubey and a former JDU leader, Shambhu Sharan Patel,who had joined the BJP recently. BJP rejected the claim of its second sitting member,Gopal Narain Singh.
RJD has fielded Ms Misa Bharti,sitting member and eldest daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav for the third term and a former MLA,Faiyaz Ahmad. Sharad Yadav was also a claimant,but Lalu preferred his daughter over Sharad.
Polling to fill the five seats will be held on June 10.