Patna: BJP's politician couple doze off during former Deputy CM Sushil Modi's Janta Durbar event

During the 30-minute press conference, while Modi was busy answering questions, former minister Renu Kushwaha and her politician husband Vijay Kumar Singh remained the centre of attraction as they kept nodding off.

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Patna: BJP's politician couple doze off during former Deputy CM Sushil Modi's Janta Durbar event
Former minister Renu Kushwaha and her politician husband Vijay Kumar Singh caught dozing off during Sushil Modi's press conference.

In Short

  • Sushil Kumar Modi holds Janta Durbar in Patna every week to hear grievances of the common man.
  • While Vijay Singh slept blissfully unaware of everything around, Renu kept battling sleep.
  • Renu Kushwaha was elected to the Bihar Assembly in 2010 on a JD-U ticket but later joined BJP.

In what has brought embarrassment to the party, BJP leaders were caught dozing off as former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi held his weekly Janta Durbar in Patna on Tuesday to hear the grievances of the common man.

Former minister Renu Kushwaha and her politician husband Vijay Kumar Singh, who were sitting next to Modi, were caught napping while he addressed mediapersons. As is a common feature during Modi's janta durbar, every week some BJP leader attends the event with him. Renu Kushwaha and her husband were seated next to Modi today.

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During the 30-minute press conference, while Modi was busy answering questions, the politician couple remained the centre of attraction as they kept nodding off. While Vijay Singh slept blissfully unaware of what was happening around him, Renu was seen battling sleep many times.

WHO IS RENU KUSHWAHA

Renu Kushwaha was elected to the Bihar Assembly in 2010 on a JD-U ticket after which she became Minister for Industries and Disaster Management in the Nitish Kumar government. Her politician husband, however, joined the BJP during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections after which she too quit JD-U and join BJP. Renu unsuccessfully fought the 2015 Assembly election from Samastipur on BJP ticket.

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