Patna, Feb 3 (IANS) Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular chief Jitan Ram Manjhi has demanded two ministerial berths within the Nitish Kumar-led NDA authorities in Bihar.
“RJD supplied me the put up of Chief Minister however I refused it. Now, the NDA authorities is giving us just one berth within the cupboard which is totally mistaken. I informed Union Residence Minister Amit Shah and MoS Residence Nityanand Rai that our celebration wanted two ministry portfolios,” Manjhi mentioned on Friday.
The previous Bihar Chief Minister additional expressed displeasure “allotment of ministry portfolio” to impartial MLA Sumit Sumit Singh.
“The Bihar authorities has made an impartial MLA a cupboard minister and we additionally heard that he’s getting the division as per his want, which is totally mistaken. I’m objecting to it,” he mentioned.
Manjhi sought cupboard berth for his celebration’s state President and MLA Anil Kumar, who belongs to the higher caste neighborhood.
“He (Anil Kumar) grew to become MLA for the fourth time and it will be useful for our celebration if he would turn out to be the cupboard minister. Our celebration will turn out to be stronger in Magadh area on the social entrance if he turns into the cupboard minister,” the HAM-S chief mentioned.
On the swearing-in ceremony of the brand new NDA authorities, Santosh Manjhi took the oath on January 28.
Reacting to the “delay within the distribution of ministries”, Manjhi mentioned: “I’ve not seen something like this in my political profession of 44 years {that a} authorities was shaped however the ministry portfolios weren’t allotted. The Chief Minister had mentioned on the day of swearing-in ceremony that the cupboard growth would happen inside two to 3 days but it surely has not occurred until now.”
The HAM-S chief additionally advocated for the evaluate of liquor prohibition legislation. He mentioned that his celebration has a longstanding demand to raise the ban or be carried out on the road of Gujarat.
“Numerous poor individuals consumed 250 to 300 ml liquor and are serving jail phrases as a consequence of this legislation. Therefore, now we have demanded the liquor legislation needs to be carried out on the road of Gujarat,” he mentioned.
–IANS
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