Jitan Ram Manjhi made a strong pitch for Dalit political unity during ….

Jitan Ram Manjhi made a strong pitch for Dalit political unity during the Samagam rally in Bihar’s Gandhi Maidan on Friday. The event, attended by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, and other NDA leaders, served as a platform for ManJhi to mobilise Dalit voters ahead of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. He highlighted the numerical strength of the Dalit community, asserting that with 30 per cent of Bihar’s population, they should have greater control over political power. The speech comes amid speculation of friction between Manjh’s party, Hindustani Awam Morcha Secular (HAMS), and the BJP-JDU alliance after his son, Santosh Kumar Suman, lost two key ministries in the Cabinet reshuffle held on Thursday. He pushed for classification among Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) based on literacy and socio-economic status. He advocated for the formation of a Safai Karamchari Commission in Bihar, similar to other states and the central government, to address sanitation workers’ issues.

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