# RJD mocks Bihar minister Nishant Kumar over flag-hoisting video 2026-08-16T10:06:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday attacked Bihar health minister Nishant Kumar, sharing a video of his Independence Day flag-hoisting gesture and asking, "Who is the health minister saluting?" The opposition party, led by Lalu Yadav, posted the clip on its official account, adding, "And to whom is he turning his back?" Nishant Kumar, the son of former chief minister Nitish Kumar, joined the Bihar cabinet soon after Samrat Choudhary became chief minister, with Nitish moving to the Rajya Sabha. Times of India reports that this is not the first time the JD(U) leader has faced scrutiny from the opposition over his public gestures. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bihar, Nishant Kumar, Nitish Kumar, RJD Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rjd-mocks-bihar-minister-nishant-kumar-over-flag-hoisting-video/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rjd-mocks-bihar-minister-nishant-kumar-over-flag-hoisting-video/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/