Mukesh Sahni accepted mistake of sending brother for govt s event: Bihar CM ANI | Updated: Mar 06, 2021 16:21 IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], March 6 (ANI): A day after Bihar Minister Mukesh Sahni deputed his brother as his representative to a government function, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that Sahni has accepted his mistake and promised not to repeat it.
While speaking to the media, Kumar said, Sometimes, a person doesn t have info about everything. It was explained to him. He realised and agreed that it was a mistake. It is not right if a family or party member attends it officially instead of the minister. I talked to Mukesh Sahni and he said that he did not do it intentionally, he had no idea of its effect.
Bihar minister sends brother to govt function as representative; Nitish Kumar disapproves
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The chief minister was intervening in reply to the issue being flagged by RJD MLA Bhai Virendra who questioned the propriety of Mukesh Sahni, a newly inducted minister, sending his brother as a representative to the function held on Wednesday by a government vehicle.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday expressed displeasure over reports of one of his cabinet colleagues deputing a family member as his representative to a government function which the minister himself could not attend.
Bihar CM questions inauguration of govt programme by Mukesh Sahni s brother ANI | Updated: Mar 05, 2021 18:10 IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], March 5 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday expressed surprise over the issue of state Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Mukesh Sahni for his brother Santosh Sahni s participation in a government programme and handing over the keys of vehicles to beneficiaries. I have only received a copy of the newspaper and it is very serious as well as surprising. How it can happen that the minister s brother inaugurated a government programme?, questioned the CM.
A vehicle distribution event was organised for fishermen belonging to scheduled castes and extremely backward castes under a fishery marketing scheme by the Department of Animal and Fisheries Resources at Akshayavat Rai Stadium in Hajipur.
Nitish Kumar was intervening in reply to the issue being flagged by RJD MLA Bhai Virendra
Patna:
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday expressed displeasure over reports of one of his cabinet colleagues deputing a family member as his representative to a government function which the minister himself could not attend.
Mr Kumar told the assembly that he read in newspapers about the incident that took place in Hajipur, the district headquarters of Vaishali, and if it is true, it should not have happened .
The Chief Minister was intervening in reply to the issue being flagged by RJD MLA Bhai Virendra who questioned the propriety of Mukesh Sahni, a newly inducted minister, sending his brother as a representative to the function held on Wednesday by a government vehicle.
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