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Patna : Former minister Shivanand Tiwary on August 20, 2017, returned to the RJD and appointed its national vice-president. A former Rajya Sabha me former, Tiwary had left the RJD in November 2006 to join the JD(U).
RJD Chief Lalu Prasad on August 20 announced that Tiwary will be national vice-president of the party along with former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh. Tiwary was expelled from the JD(U) in February 2014 allegedly for anti-party activities.
Meanwhile, Lalu on August 20 alleged that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had joined hands with the BJP to escape imprisonment in Srijan fund scam. Incidentally, Nitish has recommended for CBI probe into the multi-crore Srijan fund scam.