Ahead of Opposition meet in Patna, former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Santosh Suman quits Bihar Cabinet
The Hindu
Ahead of the Opposition meet in Patna on June 23, former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Santosh Suman, on June 13, resigned from the Cabinet of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Ahead of the Opposition meet in Patna on June 23, former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Santosh Suman, on June 13, resigned from the Cabinet of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Mr. Suman was looking after the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department and his resignation is seen a big set back for Mr. Kumar.
Mr. Suman tendered his resignation soon after meeting senior Janata Dal (United) leader and Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary.
Asked about the reason for resignation from the Cabinet of Mr. Kumar at the crucial stage when the Opposition meet is scheduled, Mr. Suman said, “There was a lot of pressure and we were continuously asked to merge our party in JD(U) and this offer was not acceptable to our leadership. The existence of my party was under threat so Instead of merging, we thought of resigning from the Cabinet. We have struggled a lot form the party and there was no possibility of merging it.”
He also clarified that HAM(S) will remain with Mahagathbandhan and has not left the alliance yet.
Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) supremo Jitan Ram Manjhi has earlier demanded five Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming 2024 election. Mr. Manjhi was also disappointed over not getting the invitation to attend the scheduled Opposition meet in Patna.
At present, Mr. Manjhi’s HAM(S) has four MLAs in Bihar Legislative Assembly and one MLC in Bihar legislative Council. Last year when Mr. Kumar had broken the alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mr. Manjhi had given unconditional support to the Mahagathbandhan.
The political move of Mr. Manjhi is seen as a big offer from the BJP which has forced him to take this bold step. In the month of April Mr. Manjhi along with his son had met Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah in Delhi.
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