Tejashwi Yadav Demands ‘Son-in-Law Commission’ to Highlight Nepotism in Bihar Government
The opposition leader cited recent state commission appointments of NDA figures’ relatives as proof of patronage in the bureaucracy.
Overview
- Tejashwi Yadav accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s administration of filling key state commission roles with sons-in-law of prominent NDA leaders.
- He identified appointees including the late Ram Vilas Paswan’s son-in-law, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son-in-law, and the son-in-law of JD(U) minister Ashok Chaudhary.
- The RJD leader questioned the appointment of the chief minister’s principal secretary’s wife to the State Commission for Women, noting she concealed her husband’s identity.
- Tejashwi claimed over half of the current ministers under the Nitish Kumar-led coalition are products of dynastic politics.
- He argued that recent vacancies in various commissions were filled to appease politicians denied election tickets ahead of the assembly vote.