Dashrath Manjhi’s son Bhagirath Manjhi did not get ticket from Congress. He said that Rahul Gandhi had promised, yet he did not get the ticket. Before the Bihar elections, the controversy regarding seat sharing in the Grand Alliance deepened.
Patna. The father who made a path by cutting a mountain with his own hands, today his son has not found a path in politics. Dashrath Manjhi’s son, Bhagirath Manjhi, who is hoping for a ticket from Congress in the Bihar Assembly elections, has accused the party leadership of breaking the promise.
Speaking to ANI, Bhagirath Manjhi said that he stayed in Delhi for four days, but did not get the ticket.
“I stayed in Delhi for four days, had submitted all the papers. I had asked for a ticket from Rahul Gandhi, he had said that he would give it… I hoped that I would get it, but did not get it. Everyone got tickets, we did not get them. Didn’t even get a chance to meet Rahul Gandhi,” said Bhagirath Manjhi.
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‘Mountain Man’ who made a path by cutting the mountain
Dashrath Manjhi, resident of Gehlaur village of Gaya district, known to the whole world as ‘Mountain Man’, made a path by cutting the mountain with hammer and chisel for 22 years. The path built by him is 360 feet long, 30 feet wide and 25 feet deep. It reduced the distance between Atri and Wazirganj blocks of Gaya district from 55 kilometers to just 15 kilometers.
He died in 2007 in AIIMS Hospital, Delhi. The Bihar government gave him a state honor and nominated him for the Padmashree award in 2006. In 2016, the Government of India issued a postage stamp in his honour.
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Rahul Gandhi has also paid tribute
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has mentioned the struggle story of Dashrath Manjhi on many occasions. Even on his death anniversary, Rahul had said that “the spirit of Dashrath Manjhi will continue to inspire every Indian.” But now the Manjhi family is angry with Congress. Bhagirath Manjhi says that if the party had made a promise, it should have kept it.
Lack of coordination in the Grand Alliance
There is still confusion regarding seat sharing within the grand alliance (Congress, RJD, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML), VIP) in Bihar. Congress and RJD have announced their candidates, but the seat sharing formula is not clear yet.
On the other hand, NDA has decided the seat sharing –
- BJP: 101 seats
- JDU: 101 seats
- LJP (Ram Vilas): 29 seats
- Ralmo and us: 6-6 seats
Voting in two phases in Bihar
Bihar assembly elections will be held in two phases —
- First phase: 6 November
- Second phase: 11 November
- Counting of votes will take place on November 14.
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