Nitish Kumar quits as Bihar Chief Minister
July 26, 2017  18:45
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Nitish Kumar has submitted his resignation as the chief minister of Bihar to the governor. 

Earlier today, Tejashwi and his father, political veteran Lalu Yadav, said that the 28-year-old will not quit as Deputy Chief Minister on the basis of that they claim is a fake case filed against him by the CBI.

On July 7, Lalu and Tejashwi Yadav were named in a corruption case by the CBI which searched their Patna home. The Yadavs have attributed the case to a get-even attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who they allege is "scared" of their concerted opposition to him. 

Nitish Kumar indicated the defence did not wash with him, stressed that his "zero-tolerance to corruption" policy is unwavering, and amply hinted that Tejashwi Yadav  should rise to the occasion by opting out of the government.
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