Bihar is facing a deep political crisis as the relations between ruling coalition partners JD(U) and Lalu Prasad-led RJD continue to sour. RJD MLA Sudhakar Singh was forced to resign as the state agriculture minister in October for speaking against chief minister and JD(U)’s tallest leader Nitish Kumar. Without naming Sudhakar, deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav had said earlier this month that if someone spoke against the Grand Alliance leader, he was supporting the BJP policies. In an interview to Kumar Shakti Shekhar, Sudhakar Singh again attacked Nitish Kumar and blamed him for the woes of the state’s farmers. Edited excerpts from the interview:
Why have you adopted an anti-Nitish Kumar stand?