Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar cancelled the switch and posting of 149 officers of the Land Record and Revenue Departments on Friday (July 8). Earlier, reacting to the problem, the Land Reforms and Revenue Minister Ram Surat Rai stated: “It is a special privilege of the Chief Minister to cancel the transfer-postings. I will give clarification, if needed. As far as RJD is concerned, they are in the opposition. Hence, it is not a big issue, if its leaders are criticising it.”
However, later, the land income minister expressed displeasure over the choice and stated that “politics is not the property of anyone’s father” in an interview with News18.
Transer-posting of 149 personnel from land and income division cancelled
On the recommendation of the Chef Minister, Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan cancelled the switch and posting of 149 personnel from the Land Reforms and Revenue Departments on Friday. The switch and posting of 149 circle officers, settlement officers, and consolidation officers between these two departments raised suspicions within the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s eyes, and he advised that or not it’s cancelled.
The opposition occasion RJD alleged corruption below the Nitish Kumar authorities.
RJD alleges corruption in Bihar govt
“Massive corruption is taking place during the months of June and December every year and it was proven on Friday when Nitish Kumar cancelled the transfer-posting of 149 officials. It is an open secret in Nitish Kumar government that bribes are taken for the transfer-posting,” RJD nationwide spokesperson Mritunjay Tiwari stated.
Tiwari identified that not solely the ministry of Ram Surat Rai, who holds cost of the departments involved, however each ministry is having the identical state of affairs.
Noting BJP legislator Gyanendra Singh Gyanu had alleged earlier that enormous scale corruption was happening in each ministry for transfer-posting, Tiwari stated that their chief Tejashwi Yadav has additionally talked about corruption in transfers and postings within the Assembly.
He additionally stated that BJP legislator Gopal Narayan Singh had claimed that BJP and JD-U is “a mismatched alliance in Bihar” and if that is so, why are they operating the federal government collectively. “The BJP and JD-U are in the government to eat `malai`,” he stated.
Senior RJD chief Bhai Virendra stated: “After such corruption emerged in the government, Nitish Kumar should throw out Ram Surat Rai from the government.”
The Land Reforms and Revenue Departments are below the cost of Ram Surat Rai, of the BJP, and he had issued 4 notifications for the switch and postings of 149 officers on June 30.
(With IANS inputs)
