Chandrashekhar education minister of bihar

Talking to media persons at Patna airport after his return from New Delhi late on Sunday, Tejashwi blamed the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the entire episode. “This is a conspiracy hatched by BJP, That's why the issue is being blown out of proportions,” he asserted. He said that a grand alliance or mahagathbandhan has been formed by two top leaders Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar. “It is they who enjoy the confidence of people and not 'bayanbazees' (motormouths),” he asserted. He alleged that BJP had been trying to lure Chief Minister Nitish ever since the latter snapped ties with the saffron party and formed a grand alliance government. It is believed that sometimes BJP talked about offering him (Nitish) the vice president's post or that of the governor. “The party now stands exposed,” he added. Referring to JD(U) leader Upendra Kushwaha's statement against the education minister and its impact on the ruling alliance, RJD leader said that it hardly mattered for the alliance. “Statements of only two top leaders—Lalu ji and Nitish ji-- a matter on such issues,” he said. “Who is talking about what hardly matters for the top leaders of the alliance? Only Lalu ji and Nitish ji are authorized to talk about the ruling coalition in the state. The people have posed their faith in the leadership of these two leaders only,” he remarked. Without taking the name of Ramcharitmanas, Tejashwi said that for him and the party he belongs to, Constitution is the most important ep...

Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar triggered a controversy on Wednesday after he said the Ramcharitmanas, written by Tulsidas, “spreads hatred in the society”. Addressing students at the 15th convocation ceremony of Nalanda Open University, the minister further said the Ramcharitmanas and Manusmriti were books that divided society. “Why was Ramcharitmanas resisted and which part was resisted? Lower caste people were not allowed to access education and it is said in the Ramcharitmanas that lower caste people become poisonous by getting an education as a snake becomes after drinking milk. Manusmriti, Ramcharitmanas, Bunch of Thoughts by Guru Golwalkar… these books are books that spread hatred,” he said. The remarks didn’t go down well with the Bihar Education Minister from RJD “Ramcharit Manas spreads hatred” Few days ago Jagdanand Singh said “Ram Janmbhoomi is nafrat ki zameen” This is not Sanyog but Votebank ka Udyog Will action be taken? RJD bats for — Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) Meanwhile, Ayodhya seer Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya demanded that the minister be sacked. “He should be sacked from the post of minister within a week. And he should apologise, if this does not happen, then I declare a reward of Rs 10 crore, to the one who will chop off the tongue of Bihar’s Education Minister Chandra Shekhar,” Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya, Tapaswi Chawani Temple said.

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday welcomed Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekhar's interest in studying the "successful" school education system of his government in the city and said the country will progress if the governments learn from each other. The Delhi government will be happy to show its schools to the Bihar education minister and his team when they visit the national capital, he said. Noting that the school education system in the state needs a complete overhaul, newly appointed Education Minister of Bihar Chandrashekhar on Wednesday said his government will send a team to Delhi and other states to study their education models. Responding to a news report about Bihar education minister showing interest in sending his team to study Delhi model of school education, Mr Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi, "Chandrashekhar ji and his team are welcome to the Delhi government schools. We will be happy to show them government schools in Delhi." "If we learn from each other like this, the country will move forward. Together we have to provide the best education to all the children of the country, to make India the number-1 country in the world," he added (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)