Former Bihar Deputy chief minister and BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday said that it was false propaganda and a lie that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had not proposed the name of former JD(U) leader RCP Singh for a cabinet berth at the Centre. Mr. Modi also said that Mr. Kumar wanted to become the Vice-President of India and several of his party leaders had approached BJP for this.
“A false propaganda is being spread that Nitish Kumar had not proposed RCP Singh for cabinet berth at the centre. If he had not proposed his name, then how did Mr. Singh become a union minister for about 1.5 years?” asked Mr. Modi while addressing media persons in Patna. Mr. Modi in the political circle, however, is known for his proximity with chief minister Nitish Kumar and he has always been Deputy CM in NDA governments led by CM Nitish Kumar. “When Home minister Amit Shah had asked one name of his party for berth during expansion of union cabinet, Nitish Kumar had proposed RCP Singh’s name adding Rajiv Ranjan Singh aka Lalan Singh might get upset with this and he should also be taken care of,” explained Mr. Modi.
