Patna, May 8 -- JDU leader Nishant Kumar on Friday took charge as Bihar's new Health Minister and said he would work with honesty and sincerity to improve healthcare facilities in the state.

Speaking to reporters after assuming office, Nishant Kumar said he would try to fulfil his responsibilities with dedication.

"I will try to fulfil my responsibility with complete truthfulness and honesty. I will try to provide better health facilities," he said.

Earlier, JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha on Friday also reacted to the induction of JD(U) leader Nishant Kumar, son of former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

"Nitish Kumar didn't bring him (his son Nishant Kumar into politics) for twenty-one years. When he himself left the post of Chief Minister, peo...