Zoom News : Feb 04, 2024, 09:15 AM
Bihar Politics: After the change of government in Bihar, now the cabinet expansion is pending. Apart from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, eight ministers took oath on January 28. Ministries were also divided on Saturday. After this, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha came to Delhi. Both the leaders will meet senior party officials in Delhi today. Along with this, a meeting will also be held in Delhi regarding the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Jitan Ram Manjhi is showing his attitudeOn Saturday, the ministries of Nitish Kumar's cabinet were divided. After this, plans have now been made to expand the cabinet. According to the information, Nitish's cabinet will now be decided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. From here, after the list is finalized, the new ministers will be sworn in. Earlier, Jitan Ram Manjhi of Hindustan Awam Morcha has shown his attitude.We need two ministersJitan Ram Manjhi has said that his party wants at least two ministers in the Nitish government. This demand of Manjhi has increased the concern of BJP and JDU. Let us tell you that Jitan Ram Manjhi's son Santosh Kumar Suman has been included in the cabinet. He has been given the responsibility of Information Technology, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department.We have five MLAs in the government-Jitan RamFormer Chief Minister of Bihar Jitan Ram Manjhi has said that "We have been saying from the beginning that an independent MLA has been getting a ministry. We have a total of 5 MLAs. These include 4 MLAs and an MLC. So we should get at least 2 ministers. Definitely needed. I have spoken to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Minister Nityanand Rai and Home Minister Amit Shah about this. They have not said anything positive or negative yet. We are hopeful that we will get one more department. We understand that It would be great if we get one more department. This will make our work much easier."