Tag: Jitan Ram Manjhi

Differences among Bihar grand alliance leaders over Chief Minister candidate

With Opposition leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Jitin Ram Manjhi vying for the post of Chief Minister in the upcoming Assembly poll, the alliance seems to be facing a disagreement.

August 30, 2019

Bihar Lok Sabha polls: Political fate of six party chiefs at stake

A disastrous or poor performance in the elections will, thus, obviously ruin their career and deny them the bargaining capacity in the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled next year. 

April 5, 2019

Nitish Kumar tries to evict rival from bungalow, ends up losing his own

Taking a serious note of this, the Patna high court has now served notices on its occupants and asked them to reply within four weeks over the matter.

January 10, 2019

Shatrughan Sinha meets Lalu Prasad Yadav; rumour mills start churning

Speculation is rife that Sinha, whose attack on his party has sharpened in recent times, may enter into fray from Patna Sahib from Prasad's party if he is denied a BJP ticket for the Lok Sabha polls.

December 23, 2018

RJD misses Lalu at this testing time

Party finding it hard as how to go ahead with seat-sharing plan with ambitious allies & not so politically matured leader.

September 21, 2018

Manjhi’s son nominated to Bihar Legislative Council

Former chief minister of Bihar and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Santosh Suman was nominated to the Bihar Legislative Council, Upper House of the state legislature, by the RJD, barely a month after his father joined the RJD-led Grand Alliance after walking out of the NDA. As per reports, a total …

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April 13, 2018

Nitish Kumar-led government is anti-Dalit: Manjhi

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday said the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the state was anti-Dalit as most of the people arrested under prohibition laws were from the community. “Nitish Kumar ki sarkar Dalit virodhi hai, sharab bandi ke kanoon ke naam pe sabse jayada Dalit aaur garib …

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April 5, 2018

Jitan Ram Manjhi quits NDA, joins Grand Alliance

Jitan Ram Manjhi, the former chief minister of Bihar, announced his decision to quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of which his party Hindustani Awam Morcha was a part till now. Before announcing his decision to part ways from the alliance, Manjhi met Rabri Devi, wife of jailed RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, at the …

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February 28, 2018

BJP ally Manjhi questions Nitish’s prohibition in Bihar

BJP ally Hindustan Awami Morcha (HAM) chief and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday questioned Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s much-hyped prohibition policy in Bihar and termed it a failure. “Prohibition has failed in Bihar. Several state government officials including Secretary-level officers have been consuming liquor in the dry state. It can be confirmed …

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December 13, 2017

Nitish didn’t sack Tejashwi Yadav to save his chair: Manjhi

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) President Jitan Ram Manjhi alleged on Thursday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not sack his deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, the son of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, to save his chair. "Serious allegations have been made against Tejashwi Yadav and even CBI has named him in the FIR. He should have …

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July 13, 2017

Anant Singh gets bail in Manjhi case, but will stay in jail

Independent MLA Anant Singh was on Friday granted bail by a local court in a case charging him with making derogatory and casteist remarks against the then Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi two years ago. Singh, however, cannot come out of jail for now as he is facing other cases as well. Additional District …

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April 28, 2017