October 12, 2015 8:31 PM

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EC seeks report from DM on Bihar minister Awadhesh Kushwaha's sting

Election Commission has sought a report from District Magistrates of Patna and Jehenabad on sting videos that purportedly showed sacked state Minister Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha and RJD leader Mudrika Singh Yadav accepting bribe.<br/><br/>Bihar Chief Electoral Officer Ajay Nayak told AIR that the Commission will take action after going through the report. Meanwhile, Bihar BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi told reporters that a CBI inquiry should be ordered in the case. Separate videos showed Kushwaha and Yadav were accepting money from a Mumbai-based businessman.

October 12, 2015 7:48 PM

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EC seeks report from DM on Bihar minister Awadhesh Kushwaha&apos;s sting

Election Commission has sought a report from East Champaran District Magistrate on a sting video that purportedly showed Bihar minister Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha accepting bribe.<br/><br/>Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshmanan told PTI that the Commission will take action after going through the report.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Bihar BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi told reporters that a CBI inquiry should be ordered in the case.<br/><br/>Kushwaha had on Sunday resigned from the Nitish Kumar cabinet after a video showed him accepting money from a Mumbai-based businessman.

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