Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape Case: Bihar Minister Suresh Sharma Rejects Resignation Demand, Hits Back at Tejashwi Yadav

Patna, Aug 19: Bihar Urban Development Minister Suresh Kumar Sharma rejected today the RJD demand for his resignation over the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal and asked its leader Tejashwi Yadav to quit the post of the leader of the opposition as he was charge-sheeted and accused in corruption cases.

Sharma, who is a BJP legislator from Muzaffarpur Assembly constituency, said that he would resign if his involvement in the case was proved. "Suresh Sharma is known to be close to Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the scandal. If the CM thinks that the matter has been set to rest with the resignation of Verma, he is mistaken. We will force the government to drop Sharma from the Cabinet," Yadav, who is the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, had said yesterday.

Sharma told TV channels, "People are demanding my resignation. But I have already made it clear that I would resign as minister if my involvement in the case is proved. I am ready to face any punishment for that."

He asked Yadav, who is the leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, to resign from the post as he was charge-sheeted and accused in corruption cases.

"He (Tejashwi) has been made accused besides being charge sheeted in cases and hence he should resign (from the post of leader of the opposition)... You are hurling allegations against me but allegations against you have firmed up in the form of charge-sheet," Sharma said. Sharma had recently sent the legal notice to Yadav for dragging his name into the sexual abuse of 34 girls in a shelter home in the district.