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JD-U suspends 7 Bihar ministers
The ruling Janata Dal-U in Bihar on Tuesday suspended from its fold seven ministers owing allegiance to Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, ahead of the February 20 trial of strength for him on the floor of the Assembly, The seven ministers were suspended by state JD-U president Basistha Narayan Singh after receiving consent from the party\'s National president Sharad Yadav, party chief whip in the Assembly Shrawan Kumar said.
Patna: The ruling Janata Dal-U in Bihar on Tuesday suspended from its fold seven ministers owing allegiance to Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, ahead of the February 20 trial of strength for him on the floor of the Assembly, The seven ministers were suspended by state JD-U president Basistha Narayan Singh after receiving consent from the party's National president Sharad Yadav, party chief whip in the Assembly Shrawan Kumar said.
The seven suspended ministers are Narendra Singh, Brishen Patel, Shahid Ali Khan, Samrat Chaudhary, Nitish Mishra, Mahachandra Prasad Singh and Bhim Singh. Art and Culture minister Vinay Bihari is an independent. The JD-U has already expelled Manjhi from the party after which Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary declared him an unattached member. Shrawan Kumar said the decision on the suspension was taken after the seven ministers failed to comply with the party's direction to quit the Manjhi Cabinet.
The rival camps of Manjhi and his mentor-turned-foe Nitish Kumar, meanwhile, held separate consultations with their supporters to firm up their strategies even as the BJP refused to show its cards. Manjhi, on his return from Delhi after a two-day visit, headed straight to his residence and was in consultation with his supporters to draw up the strategy for the confidence vote.
