Meet Nitish Kumar’s new celebration president RCP Singh, recognized greatest for the unlawful ‘RCP Tax’ drawn from companies

Nitish Kumar, the CM of Bihar, has appointed a brand new JD(U) president after the developments in Arunachal Pradesh, the place six celebration MLAs joined BJP a number of days in the past. JD(U) was based in October 2003 and is amongst a number of factions of the unique Janata Dal that was based below the tutelage of Jayprakash Narayan. Until 2016, Sharad Yadav was the president of the celebration however Nitish Kumar was its hottest face and when Yadav rebelled, he was thrown out of the celebration and Kumar was made celebration president. Now, as JD(U) is dealing with existential disaster amid fears being gulped down by BJP, Nitish Kumar has handed over the submit of the celebration president to Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, popularly generally known as RCP. RCP is probably the most trusted lieutenant of Nitish Kumar and takes care of the “government projects, transfers and postings,” as per a report by Business Standard. The chief of the opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, has accused that Nitish Kumar government-imposed “RCP tax” for switch of officers and all different administrative works. The phrase is that in Bihar if you wish to bag any huge mission or government-related work completed, it’s a must to pay a bribe, which is popularly generally known as RCP tax.When the Sattarghat bridge was washed in in the course of the floods in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav alleged that the bridge was washed out as a result of RCP tax was imposed on firms concerned in development. “The bridge constructed in eight years after spending ₹263 crores collapsed in just 29 days…the Bhismpitamah (godfather) of organized corruption Nitish Kumar Ji will not speak even a word on this, nor he will sack the corrupt companion, the road construction minister…everywhere there is loot in Bihar,” mentioned Yadav. According to a report by Business Standard, Nitish Kumar guidelines the state with assist of RCP Singh, Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar, and Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, who’s consultant of Munger constituency chief of JD(U) in Lok Sabha. “Once Singh came in, there was a demarcation of responsibilities. Singh handled government projects, transfers and postings, while Lalan was in charge of doing the bigger deals. They clashed once. Lalan left in pique after Nitish sided with Singh. Lalan returned after two years in the Congress but he doesn’t enjoy the same status. It’s a troika that rules the JD(U), with Nitish as the head and Singh and Lalan as his arms, in that order,” reads the report. RCP Singh is a former IAS officer who has labored with Nitish Kumar since early 2000s when the latter was Railway minister in Vajpayee authorities. Both come from Nalanda district and belong to Kurmi caste, and Nitish Kumar bought Singh (a UP cadre officer) transferred from Uttar Pradesh to work with him within the Railway ministry. Later, after NDA misplaced the election, Singh took a switch to UP and labored as vice-chairman of Noida Development Authority. However, after the JD(U)-BJP authorities got here to energy in Bihar in 2005, Kumar bought Singh transferred to Bihar. In 2010 Singh give up IAS to work with Kumar and has been the latter’s man Friday since then.