{"id":12884,"date":"2026-08-16T06:49:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T06:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12884"},"modified":"2026-08-16T06:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T06:49:33","slug":"who-is-health-minister-saluting-rjd-mocks-nishant-kumar-over-flag-hoisting-gesture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12884","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Who is health minister saluting?&#8217; RJD mocks Nishant Kumar over flag-hoisting gesture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133270918,imgsize-745798,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bihar-health-minister-nishant-kumar-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"'Who is health minister saluting?' RJD mocks Nishant Kumar over flag-hoisting gesture - video\" title=\"RJD targets Nishant Kumar over flag-hoisting video, asks \u2018who is he saluting?\u2019\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"RJD targets Nishant Kumar over flag-hoisting video, asks \u2018who is he saluting?\u2019\">RJD targets Nishant Kumar over flag-hoisting video, asks \u2018who is he saluting?\u2019<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rashtriya-janata-dal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rashtriya Janata Dal<\/a> on Sunday targeted Bihar health minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nishant-kumar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nishant Kumar<\/a> by sharing a video of him hoisting the Tricolour on Independence Day. The Lalu Yadav-led party mocked former chief minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nitish-kumar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nitish Kumar<\/a>\u2019s son over his gesture shortly after the flag-hoisting.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Posting the video on its official account, the RJD asked, \u201cWho is the health minister saluting?\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Taking its attack further, the main opposition party in Bihar said, \u201cAnd to whom is he turning his back?\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>JD(U) leader Nishant Kumar, the son of Bihar\u2019s longest-serving chief minister, has repeatedly come under the opposition\u2019s scrutiny over his gestures on several occasions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Nishant Kumar was inducted into the state Cabinet soon after Samrat Choudhary became chief minister, replacing Nitish Kumar. Nitish subsequently became a Rajya Sabha member, marking the end of the Lalu-Nitish era in Bihar.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/who-is-health-minister-saluting-rjd-mocks-nishant-kumar-over-flag-hoisting-gesture-video\/articleshow\/133270790.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RJD targets Nishant Kumar over flag-hoisting video, asks \u2018who is he saluting?\u2019 The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday targeted Bihar health minister Nishant Kumar by sharing a video of him hoisting the Tricolour on Independence Day. 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