BJP using Manjhi as sacrificial lamb, say Nitish supporters

February 16, 2015 22:02

Pro-Nitish Kumar dalit leaders of JD-U today said that the BJP was making Jitan Ram Manjhi a sacrificial lamb and criticised the chief minister for diluting the concept of Mahadalit Commission by including Paswans in it.

"The BJP is garlanding Manjhi just as butchers do to a goat before sacrificing it," JD-Ugeneral secretary Shyam Rajak told reporters. Arun Manjhi, JD-U MLA from Masaurhi, took on the chief minister for including Paswa

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