Congress demands dismissal of Sugarcane Minister

Patna, Apr 30 (UNI) Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee today demanded dismissal of Sugarcane Minister Nitish Mishra for occupying office of profit in a mangemement institute.

In his letter to the Governor, the chief spokesman of state Congress Prem Chandra Mishra said Mr Mishra still continue to be the Additional Director of L.N.Mishra Institute of Business Management, violating the constitutional provision that debarred any legislator to hold office of profit.

Mr Mishra alleged that telephone bills of the minister were being paid by the institute.

He suggested the minister and his father Dr Jagannath Mishra, former Chief Minister, should wait for the Election Commission's decision in this regard.

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