RJD ridicules Bihar health minister Nishant Kumar over Independence Day flag ceremony
The Rashtriya Janata Dal posted a video of health minister Nishant Kumar raising the national flag on Independence Day and mocked him with a sarcastic question about whom he was saluting.
On Sunday, the RJD shared footage of Bihar's health minister Nishant Kumar hoisting the Tricolour during the Independence Day celebrations. The party captioned the clip with a taunt asking, “Who is the health minister saluting?” and added a jab about him turning his back. The criticism is aimed at the son of former chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has faced repeated scrutiny from opposition figures. Nishant Kumar entered the state cabinet after Samrat Choudhary became chief minister, succeeding Nitish Kumar, who later moved to the Rajya Sabha, ending the Lalu-Nitish partnership in the state.
Why it matters
It shows the RJD using symbolic gestures to challenge the JD(U) and keep political tensions visible in Bihar.
In this story
