In Bihar Cabinet, 12th fail gets Finance ministry, recruitment scam accused given Education dept
Patna| In Bihar, the portfolios of ministers of the cabinet have been divided in the first meeting of the cabinet headed by Nitish Kumar. The Chief Minister has kept with him the Home ministry, General Administration, Cabinet Secretariat, Monitoring and Election Department, all the departments which have not been allotted to anyone. Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad has been given the responsibility of Finance, Commercial Tax, Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Disaster Management, Information Technology, and City Development. In the previous government, the finance department was with Sushil Kumar Modi, who has not got a place in the Nitish government this time.
According to the statement of the Governor’s Secretariat, Governor Fagu Chauhan, in the exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, allotted the work of the departments in consultation with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Deputy CM Tarkishore has been given the responsibility of 6 departments. It is worth noting that Tarkishore Prasad has become a minister for the first time and has been given important ministries like Finance, Commerce, Environment, Forest and Climate, Information Technology, Disaster Management, Urban Development, and Housing Department. However, questions are raised on Tarkishore Prasad’s educational qualification who has only studied till 12th.
In the entire assembly elections, the leaders of the NDA camp continued to question the educational qualifications of CM face of the Grand Alliance, Tejashwi Yadav. Now 12th pass, Tarkishore Prasad was given important portfolios like finance, commerce. RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari asked what has happened to those who questioned Tejashwi Yadav since such an important ministry has been given to a less-educated leader who became a minister for the first time.
Mevalal Chaudhary, who was made the education minister in Nitish’s cabinet, has also surrounded by controversies. Mevalal Chaudhary became a JDU MLA for the first time in 2015 while he was serving as a teacher earlier. In 2012, assistant professor and junior scientists were reinstated at Sabour Agricultural University as their vice-chancellor, it is said that the appointment was rigged. In the appointment of assistant professors and other posts in Sabour Agricultural University, the then Vice-Chancellor Mevalal was accused of giving jobs to 18 in Bihar and 87 in other states. A case of a recruitment scam at the Agricultural University was registered in Sabour police station in 2017. However, he got anticipatory bail from the court in this case and till now a charge sheet has not been filed against him in the court.
Source: HW News
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Violence reported in several parts of Kerala after civic poll results
Kozhikode (PTI): Violence erupted overnight at various places across Kerala, particularly in northern districts, following the announcement of local body election results, police said.
In Eramala in Kozhikode district, tension prevailed throughout the night after the Indira Gandhi Bhavan, a Congress office, was allegedly attacked by CPI(M) workers.
According to an FIR registered at Edachery police station, around 200 people marched towards the Congress office carrying dangerous weapons and vandalised the building, causing damage estimated at around Rs five lakh.
A statue of late prime minister Indira Gandhi was also damaged in the attack, police said. Soon after, UDF activists gathered at the spot, further aggravating the situation.
However, with the deployment of additional police personnel, the situation was brought under control, an officer said.
Police said another violent incident was reported at Marad, where stones were allegedly pelted at a UDF victory procession, leaving several persons injured.
In Sultan Bathery in Wayanad district, police registered a case after a car carrying a UDF activist and his family members was allegedly attacked by around 40 CPI(M) workers, an official said.
Sultan Bathery police also booked UDF activists in a separate incident for allegedly attacking a CPI(M) worker who objected to the bursting of crackers near his house, the officer said.
In Panoor in Kannur district, houses of several Muslim League activists were allegedly attacked by CPI(M) workers. Vehicles parked at the houses were also damaged.
According to Panoor police, the violence broke out after a UDF victory rally was allegedly stopped by CPI(M) workers armed with swords and daggers. Some UDF leaders sustained injuries in the clash.
Clashes were also reported between UDF and LDF workers at Ulikkal in Kannur district, though police intervention brought the situation under control later in the night, an officer in the Ulikkal police station said.
In Bedakom in Kasaragod district, an LDF victory march turned violent after CPI(M) activists allegedly intercepted UDF workers passing through the area. Some policemen who intervened suffered minor injuries, an officer said.
Similar violence was reported from Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthapuram district following clashes between CPI(M) and BJP workers. Police said workers from both sides sustained minor injuries and were admitted to hospitals. Cases will be registered after formal complaints are received, police said.
