Charging the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar with having “failed” to control the AES outbreak, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha Sunday announced that he will take out a 'padayatra' from the worst-affected Muzaffarpur district in protest, later this week. The Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 150 children during the month. ”Nitish Kumar will be completing 15 years as chief minister next year. We also get an impression that efforts are on to pass the buck so that Kumar is not held accountable,” Kushwaha alleged. Kushwaha's alliance partners such as the RJD and former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhis Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) have been demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mangal Pandey, a senior BJP leader.

Source: The Telegraph June 30, 2019 10:30 UTC