Patna,(BiharTimes): Former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday asked chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi to dismiss the two ministers who have questioned the recent transfer of officials heading their respective departments.

In a statement he said that it was for the first time in recent memory that ministers have questioned the chief minister for the transfers made by him.SuMo alleged that the ministers did so at the instance of former chief minister Nitish Kumar.

The BJP leader said that while Nitish had repeatedly claimed that he had nothing to do with the way the government was being run by Manjhi, in private he has been trying for replacement of Manjhi as he wants to become the chief minister again.Reports suggested the two ministers who questioned Manjhi are Lallan Singh and P K Shahi.