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BJP fumes over ally Jitan Manjhi's Lord Ram 'not god' comment

Manjhi had made the remark in Jamui district on Thursday while addressing a function held on BR Ambedkar's birth anniversary

Jitan Ram Manjhi hurls abuses against Brahmins; BJP, RJD hit back

Former Bihar CM and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi courted controversy when he hurled abuses against the Brahmin community, evoking sharp reactions from the BJP and the RJD

Issue of Dalit dignity leaves Jitan Manjhi and Bihar BJP at loggerheads

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday lashed out at dharm ke thekedaar self-appointed guardians of faith whom he squarely blamed for Dalits being deprived of a life of dignity. Manjhi, whose Hindustani Awam Morcha is a part of the ruling alliance in the state, expressed his anguish on his Twitter handle, sharing a heart-wrenching news report of a Dalit couple in Karnataka being penalized after their two-year-old child inadvertently stepped into a temple. Incidentally, Karnataka is ruled by the BJP, which is also the largest partner in the ruling coalition in Bihar. I am giving voice to the pain that has been experienced for centuries. So far, I have been shy of expressing the anguish. Now nobody will say a word. The dharm ke thekedaar go silent on such matters...... they cannot brook Dalits entering the temples or offering their views on religious works (dharmik kavya), Manjhi tweeted. For the politically savvy citizens of the state, which Manjhi ruled for a ...

Bihar elections 2020: Jitan Ram Manjhi blames RJD regime for job scarcity

Jitan Ram Manjhi admitted that job scarcity was a major issue in the poll-bound state and held the 15-year Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) rule between 1990 and 2005 responsible for the same

Ahead of Bihar Assembly polls, Jitan Ram Manjhi set to join NDA again

Ahead of Bihar Assembly polls, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) President and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi is set to join the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Thursday

As Bihar Assembly election gets nearer, Dalit politics gathers momentum

Dalits constitute nearly 16 per cent of the vote and 38 seats are reserved for them in the Assembly

Manjhi's HAM quits Bihar Grand Alliance, may fill Dalit space in NDA

The HAM's core committee authorised the Dalit leader to take a call on whether to merge with another party or coalition, or go to the hustings alone

Received Rahul Gandhi's assurance: Manjhi on coordination in Grand Alliance

Manjhi, the founding president of the HAM, has been demanding establishment of a "coordination committee" of representatives of all coalition partner

Jitan Ram Manjhi: Bihar neta who jumped BJP ship at the right time

The Hindustani Awam Morcha's national spokesperson, Ajay Yadav said the NDA had paid the price for underestimating their party and its leader Manjhi

Jitan Ram Manjhi quits NDA to join RJD-led grand alliance in Bihar

Manjhi stepped out of the Janata Dal-United in 2015