Patna: Former Chief Minister of Bihar Jitan Ram Manjhi has now announced to go to Delhi and visit Rajghat, the tomb of Mahatma Gandhi, against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
In fact, Manjhi along with Hindustani Awam Morcha workers had come to sit on a silent dharna in front of the Ambedkar statue in the Patna High Court complex on Tuesday. The administration did not allow them to go inside. After this their protest program was postponed. Many BJP leaders also reached there on this occasion.
On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi in Patna says, "Today, we were not allowed to garland the statue of Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar. We will go to Rajghat in Delhi to pray to Gandhi ji to grant good sense to Nitish Kumar….Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said such shameful… pic.twitter.com/ZObElzsxut
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2023
After the postponement of the protest program, Manjhi, while discussing with the journalists, announced that after Chhath, he will go to Rajghat, the tomb of Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi and protest against Nitish Kumar.
Taking Nitish Kumar to task, he said that Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar is our God. We wanted to garland his statue and hold a silent protest, but we were not allowed to do so. He is not allowed to speak in the Assembly, here too he is being stopped from garlanding him.
He also said that he has nothing to do with the Constitution and democracy, using abusive language against a senior leader of the Dalit community like us, who is even older than him (Nitish), shows his arrogant behaviour.
The chief of Hindustani Awam Morcha said that Nitish insulted not only Jitan Ram Manjhi but all the Dalits of Bihar and the country. He said in a clear tone that we supported the reservation bill, then what is there to oppose in it. He said that give wisdom to Nitish.
#WATCH | After Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's remarks against him in State Assembly, HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi today held a silent protest against the CM in Patna pic.twitter.com/u6sunqlVNE
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2023