Bihar Politics / Big reshuffle in Nitish cabinet in Bihar, Chandrashekhar removed from education department

Bihar Politics: There was a major reshuffle in the Nitish cabinet in Bihar on Saturday. Changes have been made in the departments of three ministers. These ministers include Chandrashekhar, Alok Mehta and Lalit Yadav. The education department has been snatched away from Chandrashekhar. Chandrashekhar has now been made the minister of sugarcane department. At the same time, Alok Kumar Mehta has been made the new Education Minister.

In fact, for the last several months, the education department had become an arena for the secretary and the minister. Additional Chief Secretary KK Pathak and Education Minister Professor Chandrashekhar were not getting along at all. Last year, the fight between the two had turned into a bitter letter war, after which Professor Chandrashekhar had stopped going to the education department for almost a month.

The dispute had escalated between the minister and the secretary.

KK Pathak had banned some associates of the Education Minister from coming to the ministry. Education Minister Professor Chandrashekhar had gone to Lalu Prasad Yadav. Lalu had talked to Nitish. Then Nitish Kumar summoned both Chandrashekhar and Pathak to the Chief Minister's residence. The matter was suppressed for a few days, but in the beginning of this month the dispute escalated between the minister and the secretary.

The minister had objections to some of Pathak's orders.

The minister had strong objections to some of Pathak's orders. After this K Pathak went on a long leave. Then, on the instructions of the government, some senior officers convinced KK Pathak and got him back to the education department. Now Professor Chandrashekhar was removed from the post of education minister. Alok Mehta has been given the post of Minister of Education Department.

Pathak's return after a long leave

KK Pathak has returned from a long leave on the condition that Education Minister Professor Chandrashekhar will not remain in the Education Department. Just yesterday, KK Pathak assumed charge after a long leave and the next day Professor Chandrashekhar was removed from the education department. As Education Minister, Professor Chandrashekhar was in the headlines by continuously giving statements on Ram Mandir, Ayodhya and Ramcharitmanas.