Upendra Kushwaha's request for private secretary denied

Leader of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, Upendra Kushwaha's request for private secretary has been denied. Kushwaha, the Union Minister of State Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation had recommended the name of Ravinder Kumar as his private secretary to the Appointment Committee of Cabinet. But the Prime Minister has not approved the proposal of the Department of Rural Development for appointment of Ravinder Kumar as Private Secretary". Kumar, a resident of Bihar, is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

The Prime Minister had earlier put on hold the appointment of private secretaries of Home Minister Rajnath Singh and some other union ministers.

Kushwaha is a Member of Parliament From Karakat in Bihar. He is a former JDU member of Rajya Sabha.  He has been the leader of opposition in Bihar Assembly.