PATNA: As the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) stayed the transfer of 149 circle officers (COs) made earlier by revenue and land reforms department (RLRD) minister Ram Surat Rai, the latter has adopted a strong posture on the issue, leading to the reappearance of the rift among NDA allies BJP and JD(U).
The BJP, however, went on a damage control mode on Sunday as deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad, who was on way to Darbhanga, met Rai at his Bochaha residence in Muzaffapur district and had an in-camera discussion with him for more than an hour. Soon after the meeting, state BJP spokesman Arvind Singh said, "Rai is not at all annoyed. The solution to the problem will be found. CM Nitish Kumar himself will find the solution."
