Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma Explained

Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma
Constituency1:Makhdumpur Assembly constituency
Constituency2:Ghosi Assembly constituency
Office1:Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Office2:Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Office3:Minister for Education, Government of Bihar.
Term Start1:2005
Term End1:2010
Term Start2:2015
Term End2:2020
Term Start3:2015
Term End3:2020
Party:Janata Dal (United)
Parents:Sukhdeo Prasad Verma (father)[1]
Nationality:Indian

Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma is an Indian politician, who was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly from Ghosi Assembly constituency in 2015 Bihar Assembly elections. Verma is a member of Janata Dal (United). He has served as Minister for Education in Nitish Kumar's cabinet. He was also given charge of Social Justice ministry, after resignation of Manju Verma from this position, who resigned after being implicated in Muzaffarpur Shelter case. Verma has represented Mukhdumpur Assembly constituency as well. He lost to Suday Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal in 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, in a triangular contest involving Indu Devi Kashyap, a defector from Bhartiya Janata Party as third important candidate from this constituency, apart from himself and Yadav.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Political career

Verma became a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly for his first term in 2005. He was elected from Makhdumpur Assembly constituency. In 2015, he was again elected, this time from Ghosi Assembly constituency. Following this victory, he was made a minister in Fifth and Sixth Nitish Kumar cabinet and was assigned education ministry. As a minister, he worked for education reforms and later, when he was assigned Social Welfare ministry, as a replacement to Manju Verma, he worked for social welfare as well. In 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Janata Dal United made him a candidate from Jahanabad Assembly constituency. He lost to Suday Yadav, with a large share of votes also polling in favour of Indu Devi Kashyap, a defector of Bhartiya Janata Party, who contested as a candidate of Lok Janshakti Party.[6] [7]

The reshuffle which occurred by assigning him Social Welfare ministry after Manju Verma was seen by many political observers of Bihar as effort to placate Kushwaha caste, after resignation of Manju Verma, as both he and Manju belonged to this caste.[8] During his tenure as education minister, Verma worked for ensuring error free conduction of Bihar Board examination, which was prone to various mismanagements.[9] In 2018, Verma as education minister ordered inquiry against a government run school of Lalganj, which was alleged for segregating students in different sections on the basis of caste and religion.[10]

However, in the end of his term in education ministry, the issue of contract teachers caused sentiment of anti-incumbency against the government. The contractual teachers sat on strike, demanding equal perks with those of permanent teachers, leaving more than fifty dead due to hunger strike. But Verma and the government failed to take action, in order to solve the issue.[11] Though, in his tenure, vacancy for primary teachers were announced in an effort to create more jobs in public sector, the finalisation of this project couldn't be done until the end of his term as minister.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: KRISHNA NANDAN PRASAD VERMA. Myneta.info. 13 July 2023. 29 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230329121339/https://www.myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=730. live.
  2. Web site: Education minister Krishnandan Varma gets social welfare charge after Manju Verma's resignation. new indian express. 9 August 2018 . 13 July 2023. 9 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025033/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/aug/09/education-minister-krishnandan-varma-gets-social-welfare-charge-after-manju-vermas-resignation-1855552.html. live.
  3. Web site: Bihar Election News: नीतीश के मंत्री कृष्णनंदन प्रसाद वर्मा हारे, RJD के सुदय यादव ने 34 हजार वोटों से हराया. News18. 10 November 2020 . 13 July 2023. 30 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130014849/https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/jehanabad-bihar-election-news-jehanabad-seat-krishnanandan-prasad-verma-lost-to-rjd-suday-yadav-stronghold-bihar-election-2020-cgnt-3325744.html. live.
  4. Web site: Bihar Election: आप तो घोसी से विधायक थे, ऐसा कौन सा काम किया कि यहां भेज दिया, सीट बदलने पर जहानाबाद में शिक्षा मंत्री को को लोगों ने सुनाई खरी-खरी. Jansatta. 8 October 2020 . 13 July 2023. 13 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230713201657/https://www.jansatta.com/rajya/bihar-election-jehanabad-people-leased-out-at-education-minister-krishna-nandan-verma-over-constituency-change/1539348/. live.
  5. Web site: Bihar Education Minister's Aide Charged For Hosting Feast Amid Lockdown. NDTV. 13 July 2023. 30 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430152924/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-india-bihar-education-minister-krishnandan-prasad-vermas-aide-charged-for-hosting-feast-2214645. live.
  6. Web site: Bihar Candidate Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma. News18. 13 July 2023. 17 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230217095048/https://hindi.news18.com/assembly-election-2020/bihar-chunav/krishannandan-prasad-verma-s04a216c03-janata-dal-united-profile/. live.
  7. Web site: Muzaffarpur case: Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma gets additional charge of social welfare department. Abplive. 9 August 2018 . 13 July 2023. 13 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230713201655/https://news.abplive.com/india-news/muzaffarpur-case-krishna-nandan-prasad-verma-gets-additional-charge-of-social-welfare-department-740337. live.
  8. Web site: Education minister Krishnandan Varma gets social welfare charge after Manju Verma's resignation. Business Standard. 13 July 2023. 29 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200729083240/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/education-minister-krishnandan-varma-gets-social-welfare-charge-after-manju-verma-s-resignation-118080901149_1.html. live.
  9. Web site: बिहार में पिछले वर्ष की तुलना में बेहतर रहेंगे मैट्रिक और इंटर के रिजल्ट : शिक्षा मंत्री. Prabhat khabar. 27 May 2018 . 13 July 2023. 13 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230713201656/https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/patna/1162391. live.
  10. Web site: School segregating students on the basis of caste and religion ordered probe. Indian express. 18 December 2018 . 13 July 2023. 19 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181219125857/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/patna/bihar-school-segregates-students-on-caste-lines-probe-ordered-5498941/. live.
  11. Web site: Bihar's striking contractual teachers left to fend for themselves amid lockdown. Down To Earth. 24 April 2020 . 13 July 2023. 5 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221005161204/https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/bihar-s-striking-contractual-teachers-left-to-fend-for-themselves-amid-lockdown-70685. live.
  12. Web site: Wages, caste and family pride in play at Jehanabad. Hindustan Times. 13 July 2023. 31 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531052910/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/wages-caste-and-family-pride-in-play-at-jehanabad/story-F7EnRBCd5NWRwevgcOiYAL.html. live.

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