Patna: The Nitish Kumar government on Wednesday changed the portfolio of its Law Minister Kartik Kumar.
According to a notification issued by cabinet secretariat department, Law portfolio of Kartik Kumar has been swapped with Sugarcane Minister Shamim Ahmed.
Bihar Law Minister Kartikeya Singh to now be the Sugarcane Industry Minister of the state; Law Department allocated to Shameem Ahmed who was the Sugarcane Industry Minister earlier pic.twitter.com/3HWnxBH9Gm
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Kartik's induction despite alleged involvement in a case of kidnapping had drawn heavy opposition fire.
An RJD MLC who is said to be close to controversial former Mokama MLA Anant Kumar Singh, Kartik is understood to have been chosen by his party as part of RJD heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav's outreach towards Bhunihars, a powerful upper caste largely sympathetic towards BJP.
The BJP, which lost power in the upheaval the state witnessed earlier this month, raised hell over Kartik's induction despite his name figuring in a 2014 abduction case. (with PTI inputs)
