Bihar’s continued absence of representation in the Central UPA Cabinet after Tuesday’s reshuffle freshly rankled the state’s politicians and people alike. All the parties in Bihar, except the Congress, criticised the absence of a minister from Bihar as injustice to the state’s 10.38 crore people.
Deputy chief minister Sushilkumar Modi of the BJP criticised the Congress for ignoring Bihar in the reshuffle. The reshuffle is a decision of the Congress. Bihar should have been represented in this reshuffle as the party has two MPs from the state. But the Congress party’s attentions are not on Bihar now as there is no election due in the state in the near future,” he told journalists.
There was disappointment among the leaders and supporters of the RJD and LJP.