Bihar Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary on Wednesday, March 18 dismissed speculation that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has projected Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary as his successor. Actually, Nitish Kumar may soon leave the post of Chief Minister to go to Rajya Sabha. In such a situation, amid the discussion about the next CM of Bihar, speculations started rising that Samrat Chaudhary is leading in the CM race.
Meanwhile, during his visit to Jamui district under the ‘Samriddhi Yatra’ on Wednesday, Nitish Kumar, pointing towards Samrat Chaudhary, had said, “He will see Bihar and the state will progress a lot.” After this, speculations started in a section of the media that Janata Dal United (JDU) leader Nitish Kumar is indicating to make Deputy Chief Minister Chaudhary the next Chief Minister.
‘I was present there, nothing like this happened’- Vijay Chaudhary
However, when questions were asked in this regard, senior JDU leader Vijay Kumar Choudhary said, “I was present there, so please do not explain yourself in front of me.” Choudhary admitted that as the Deputy Chief Minister, Samrat Choudhary is working honestly with the Chief Minister.
He said, “It has been an old habit of the Chief Minister that he encourages all his cabinet colleagues and says that they will take up the responsibility further. There is nothing new in this. You people (journalists) are considering this as a new sign.”
Last iftar of Nitish Kumar’s CM tenure
Vijay Chaudhary was talking to reporters late in the evening at the Chief Minister’s residence, where Nitish Kumar organized the last Iftar of his current tenure as Chief Minister. He said, “Our Chief Minister has always taken care of minorities and that is why he invites Muslims to his home every year during the holy month of Ramzan.”