President Kovind accepts Upendra Kushwaha's resignation
President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha from the Union Council of Ministers. Kushwaha said that the Union Cabinet "has been reduced to a mere rubber stamp" and charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for betraying Bihar. He also said that PM has been pursuing an "opaque style of functioning".