Maheshwar Hazari Resigns: Janata Dal Leader Steps Down As Bihar Assembly Deputy Speaker
JD(U) leader Maheshwar Hazari has resigned from the post of deputy speaker of the Bihar assembly, the Vidhan Sabha secretariat said on Wednesday.
Patna, February 21: JD(U) leader Maheshwar Hazari has resigned from the post of deputy speaker of the Bihar assembly, the Vidhan Sabha secretariat said on Wednesday.
According to a notification from the secretariat, Hazari's resignation came into effect from the forenoon of February 21. Bihar: Former Deputy CM and RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav Begins 'Jan Vishwas Yatra' From Patna (Watch Videos).
Hazari, a second-term MLA from the reserved Kalyanpur assembly constituency, had been holding the deputy speaker's post since March, 2021. It was not immediately known why the senior leader, who was formerly a minister in the Nitish Kumar cabinet, gave up the post.