I did not win because of your votes, Bihar CM tells protesters
Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday courted another controversy with his misguided statement while telling protesters in one of his programmes that he didn’t win the poll because of their votes. Manjhi earlier had embarrassed his Government and predecessor Nitish Kumar on several occasions through his comments.
“I do not win because of your votes … I don’t think you vote for us anyway ... do you think we are dependent on your votesIJ ... Don’t try to scare me with your protests and threats,” Manjhi yelled at protesters during one of his programmes in Jehanabad to unveil a statue at a school ground. As soon as the Chief Minister rose up to address the gathering, some people started protesting with banners reading “no electricity, no votes” and Manjhi apparently lost his cool to shout at them.
“Don’t scare me with such protests … your conduct shows that you people don’t vote for me … there are many who vote for us and we win on votes of others,” he shouted at the protesters. The protesters also screamed at him saying if they did not get power, then they would not vote for him and his party in the upcoming State Assembly polls next year.
Apparently rattled by their open threat, the Chief Minister lost his cool and composure telling them he didn’t need their votes. later, however, he calmed down somewhat as he promised that all villages in the district would get electricity by next year. But his assurance hardly stopped the protesters from their regular shouting which continued through the event.
Earlier too, the Bihar Chief Minister had embarrassed the Government and Nitish on several occasions through his misguided comments and statements. Recently, he had said that despite Nitish’s best efforts corruption in State had increased and couldn’t be checked. later, he said the officials of the State didn’t listen to him and mislead him on informations.
A few days back, he had hit headlines when his son Pravin Manjhi was allegedly caught with a police constable in a hotel in Gaya. Some unruly scenes were created at the place reportedly for ‘non-payment to the hotel’. Manjhi, later, commented that what was wrong if his son was moving with his girlfriendIJ