bihar-electionUpdated: Nov 19, 2020, 18:19 ISTBarely hours after assuming charge as Bihar education minister on Thursday, Mewalal Choudhary, JD(U) MLA from Tarapur, tendered his resignation from the ministry. On the advice of the chief minister, Governor Phagu Chauhan accepted Choudhary’s resignation. The 1994-batch IPS officer said he suspected that Neeta might have known about corruption in Sabour agriculture university. Also read: Bihar Governor Phagu Chouhan appoints Jitan Ram Manjhi as pro-tem SpeakerOn Thursday, he was called by the CM and after a closed-door meeting for 30 minutes, he submitted his resignation. Three days after the FIR was lodged against him, Choudhary was expelled from the JD(U), party sources said.

Source: Hindustan Times November 19, 2020 10:27 UTC