Patna, April 13 (IANS) As Bihar braces for a major political transition, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to resign from his post within the next 24 hours. Ahead of this anticipated development, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, on Monday, expressed deep emotion, describing the moment as one of collective sorrow for the state.Taking to the social media platform X, Union Minister Manjhi said, “Nitish Kumar, within the n…
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Patna, April 11 (IANS) Political rhetoric in Bihar has intensified amid the ongoing debate over Nitish Kumar’s move to the Rajya Sabha. Responding to opposition criticism, Bihar Rural Work Minister Ashok Choudhary issued a sharp rebuttal, calling the controversy unnecessary and asserting that taking oath in the Rajya Sabha is a routine constitutional process.Ashok Choudhary emphasised that the decision to move to the Upper House is entirely Nitish Kumar’s personal and political choice,…
Patna, April 7 (IANS) Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi launched a sharp attack on RJD National Working President Tejashwi Yadav over the liquor policy of Bihar during the membership drive in Gaya on Tuesday. The statement of Jitan Ram Manjhi came after Tejashwi Yadav criticised the Nitish Kumar government over the liquor policy of Bihar and frequent hooch tragedies.Recently, in East Champaran, 11 individuals have lost their lives in a hooch tragedy, and more than 15 people are battling for t…
Patna, March 27 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has intensified tensions in Bihar, with allegations and counter-allegations flying between rival parties.Danish Rizwan, an advisor to Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, has levelled serious allegations against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and Congress Bihar media department head Rajesh Rathore. He has also sought the registration of an FIR against them.Rizwan alleged that an old video from 2017 featuring him …
Patna, March 20 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has erupted in Bihar over the debate surrounding the ‘Nitish Model’ versus the ‘Samrat Model’, triggering visible unease within the NDA. The row began after an X post by BJP spokesperson Neeraj Kumar, which was interpreted by allies as promoting an alternative leadership narrative centred around Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.Reacting sharply, leaders of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) and other NDA partners asserted that only …
Patna, March 20 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday visited Gaya and Aurangabad as part of the fourth phase of the ‘Samriddhi Yatra’, launching a series of development projects.In Gaya, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stones for 140 projects and inaugurated 553 completed schemes, dedicating them to the people of the district.He was received by local MP and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.During the visit, Kumar inspected stalls set up by various government departments, …
Patna, March 19 (IANS) Amid a series of Iftar gatherings across Bihar, a prominent event was hosted on Thursday at the residence of Union Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) Chief Jitan Ram Manjhi in Patna. The Iftar was attended by several NDA leaders, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his son Nishant Kumar, and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.Following the gathering, Manjhi made a notable political remark, suggesting that Samrat Choudhary could be a potential candidate for th…
Patna, March 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Thursday, effusively praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s governance, stretching over the past two decades, even as the latter signed nomination papers for the next course of his political journey, from Legislature to the Parliament while also paving way for the leadership change in the state. Union Minister Amit Shah hailed Nitish Kumar as the ‘messiah of poor’ and credited him for freeing the state from the “clutches of Jungle Raj”…
Patna, Feb 28 (IANS) Amid seat-sharing discussions on the Rajya Sabha elections, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), an NDA constituent, has reminded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of an alleged earlier promise regarding a Rajya Sabha seat. Party patron and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi dismissed reports of dissatisfaction, but firmly reiterated his commitment to him.“I am not angry, but we were told we would get two Lok Sabha seats and one Rajya Sabha seat. It was said to be written in ston…
Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) Bihar Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary has made it clear that the prohibition law will remain in force, ruling out any possibility of rollback despite growing demands from some National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders for a review of its implementation.Since the NDA’s landslide victory in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, speculation had intensified over the future of Bihar’s prohibition law, with sections within the ruling alliance raising concerns ov…