Amid Political Turmoil In Bihar, Dozens Of Senior Bureaucrats Transferred
Speculations are rife that Nitish Kumar might rejoin the BJP-led NDA on Sunday.
Patna:
Amid studies that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar might rejoin arms with the BJP, the Bihar authorities has transferred 79 Indian Police Service (IPS) and 45 Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officers within the state.
The bureaucratic reshuffle in Bihar befell on Friday.
In keeping with a notification of the state authorities, IPS Sushil Mansingh Khopde, who was posted because the Further Director Common (Operations) of the Particular Activity Drive, has been appointed as ADG (Prohibition).
IPS Amrit Raj (1998-batch IPS), who was the ADG (Prohibition), has been appointed because the ADG (Operations). IPS officer Deepak Ranjan, who’s the present Superintendent of Police of Jehanabad, has been transferred because the commandant of Bihar Particular Armed Police, Bodh Gaya.
Ashok Kumar Singh who’s the present Superintendent of Police (Araria) has been appointed as the brand new commandant of Bihar Particular Armed Police, Sasaram, the federal government notification added.
In the meantime, hypothesis is rife that CM Nitish Kumar might cross over to the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) once more, an alliance he left in 2022 to hitch arms with the opposition and type ‘Mahagathbandhan’.
A number of NDA leaders together with former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi have indicated an alliance breakdown between JD(U)-RJD.
Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi mentioned that the ruling Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) authorities won’t final for lengthy.
The HAM president mentioned that by seeing the statements of his former ally and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he had sensed earlier that there could be a change within the state.
“Not too long ago I had mentioned that there could be a change in Bihar after January 20 and the idea of this was Nitish Kumar’s assertion. He has mentioned many issues towards RJD…On this foundation, we mentioned that the alliance wouldn’t work. Their alliance won’t final for lengthy. Nitish Kumar’s dream of changing into PM has been shattered… Subsequently, after breaking the alliance, he might contest the Lok Sabha elections independently or be a part of the opposite alliance,” Manjhi mentioned.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Occasion chief Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday mentioned that the door might be opened if wanted, indicating a attainable revival of ties between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar -led JDU.
“We’re keeping track of all of the developments and if wanted an applicable determination might be taken. No door is completely closed in politics and the door might be opened if wanted…” Sushil Modi mentioned.
Nitish Kumar, after parting methods with the BJP in 2022, took on the initiative of uniting all opposition forces to collectively tackle Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling get together within the nationwide election.
He hosted the primary assembly of opposition events in Patna, and it was extensively believed that he would finally be the coalition’s Convenor.
It began when former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya took a swipe at RJD’s ruling ally, JDU, on X posting that whereas the ‘socialist get together’ (JDU) types itself as progressive, its ideology shifts with the altering wind patterns, an announcement which triggered cracks inside the ruling alliance.
If Nitish Kumar crosses over, this may be the fourth time he could be switching sides.
Within the Bihar Meeting of 243, the RJD has 79 MLAs; adopted by the BJP’s 78; the JD(U)’s 45′ the Congress’s 19, the CPI (M-L)’s 12, two every of the CPI(M) and CPI, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)’s 4 seats, and the AIMIM’s one, plus one Unbiased legislator.
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