Jitan Ram Manjhi

Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi has said that being in the NDA as a junior partner of the BJP and the JD(U) was causing him suffocation, as he regretted having stepped down in 2015

"We want to discuss each and every issue related to caste-based census. The leaders of different political parties will give their suggestions which will be a great help," he said.

Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi said: "We have invited leaders of all sections without caring about party politics. It is a religious event where leaders of all sections are welcome."

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

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

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 ...

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, 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

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

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

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

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

Manjhi stepped out of the Janata Dal-United in 2015