"To manage the ashram and spread Jaiprakash Narayan teachings, a certain amount of funding is required. In 2009, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced plans to convert the ashram into a tourist attraction, but till date, it has been an announcement only. Former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjh
Even though the movie made on the life of Dashrath Manjhi, renowned as the 'Mountain Man', garnered accolades, there is no change in the lives of his family members who still continue to grapple with poverty.
"People in Gaya have expectations. The public is discussing 'what PM Modi thinks of Jitan Ram Manjhi' and his proximity with him ...if Jitan Ram Manjhi wins this time, then he will definitely be honoured (at the Centre)," he said.
"He used to make two kinds of statements. He used to call himself a soldier of NDA and now he has left the NDA. This means he was never a true soldier of the NDA. I won't like to comment more on this, it's their matter," the HAM leader said.
Around four MLAs, two each from the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), may join the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, said Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) Chief Jitan Ram Manjhi on Tuesday while hinting at political upheaval in Bihar.
Notably, the trust vote of the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar is scheduled for February 12. Nitish Kumar, earlier this month, had dumped the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) and the INDIA bloc to form a new government with the support of the BJP in Bihar.
Ahead of the Trust Vote of the new Bihar government tomorrow, Former Bihar Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi held a Vidhan Mandal Dal meeting at his residence on Sunday.
Former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) founder, Jitan Ram Manjhi, on Saturday informed that a whip has been issued by the party to its four MLAs instructing them to vote in favour of the NDA government during the upcoming trust vote in the state. The trust vote will