Bihar Agriculture Minister Sudhakar Singh resigns

Sudhakar Singh asserted that he was answerable only to the people of his constituency and party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.

Bihar Agriculture Minister Sudhakar Singh who, of late, has been hitting headlines for flagging issues of “rampant corruption” in his department, resigned on October 2, 2022 from his post.

“Bihar’s Agriculture Minister who has been raising issues related with farmers, has sent his resignation letter to the government. We do not want this embarrassment to the government) to drag further”, said Jagdanand Singh, his father who is also state president of Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Mr Sudhakar Singh could not be contacted despite repeated attempts over phone.

Earlier on October 1, the agriculture minister had said that he would not take rest until the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act and ‘mandi’ system which were scrapped in 2006 were restored.

“The decision to scrap them was anti-farmer”, he said.

Mr Singh, 46, has become minister in magathbandhan (grand alliance) cabinet for the first time and was elected as an MLA from Ramgarh in Kaimur district on RJD ticket in last 2020 assembly elections in the State.

“I’ll not allow the continuation of BJP agenda in my department with the formation of the mahagathbandhan government in place in the state”, said Mr Singh.