Nitish Kumar was nominated to standing committee on railways; he opts out
Former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who took oath as a Rajya Sabha member in April this 12 months, won’t be a part of the parliamentary standing committee of the railways.
“The nomination of Shri Nitish Kumar, Member, Rajya Sabha to the Standing Committee on Railways, notified vide Para No. 5267 of Lok Sabha Bulletin – Half II dated 04.06.2026, stands withdrawn,” a discover issued by the Lok Sabha secretariat has mentioned.
The standing committee on railways, which contains members from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, falls beneath the executive purview of the Lok Sabha.
Kumar served because the railways minister for somewhat over a 12 months between July 1998 and August 1999, when he resigned following the Gaisal prepare catastrophe, and between March 2001 and Might 2004. He was credited with ushering in initiatives corresponding to Tatkal reserving in 2002 and web reserving amenities.
Normally, former prime ministers or top-ranking leaders corresponding to Sonia Gandhi keep away from being members of parliamentary panels.
Former PM Manmohan Singh didn’t be part of any committee after demitting workplace. Atal Bihari Vajpayee too, did the identical factor after the BJP misplaced energy in 2004.
Congress’ parliamentary social gathering chief Sonia Gandhi has by no means joined a standing committee. Rahul Gandhi, nevertheless, had been a member of standing committees on residence, human useful resource growth, exterior affairs and defence earlier than turning into the Chief of the Opposition in 2024.
