Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday raised questions over the delay in Cabinet expansion in Bihar. Mr. Yadav, while taking out his second phase of Jan Vishwas Yatra (People’s Trust Journey), said it had been almost one month of the formation of the new government but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had not yet expanded his Cabinet.
“Looking at the current political scenario in Bihar, I am wondering that it’s almost going to be one month and Nitish Kumar has not expanded the Cabinet. What is the reason behind the delay? Due to non-expansion of the Cabinet, the developmental work related to the people of Bihar is also getting affected. The Chief Minister should explain the reason why Cabinet expansion is not taking place. This is a big issue,” Mr. Yadav said in Patna before embarking on his second phase of yatra.
On January 28, Mr. Kumar took oath for the record ninth time as a Chief Minister of Bihar after snapping ties with Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) and forming the government with the BJP. Apart from Mr. Kumar, two Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha had taken oath along with six others as Cabinet Ministers.
