Patna, Apr 13: Dealing a blow to George Fernandes camp, supporters of railway minister Nitish Kumar today removed Umashanker Singh and P K Sinha from their respective posts in the state Assembly and Legislative Council. Convenor of Samata Party's Bihar unit Bashishth Narayan Singh told reporters here that while Singh had been replaced by his deputy Upendra Prasad Kushwaha as leader of the legislature party in the Assembly, Mnagani Lal Mandal, would be the new leader of the party in the Legislative Council in place of P K Sinha with immediate effect.
Singh said a resolution to this effect was unanimously adopted at the state legislature party meeting here. Bureau Report