HAM quits Grand Alliance, Nitish says Manjhi was 'snooping'

BREAKING his silence on Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) patron Jitan Ram Manjhi’s decision to quit the Grand Alliance (GA), Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday alleged that Manjhi was snooping on GA’s allies adding that he had given him the option of merging his party with his JD(U).

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Talking to the media on the sidelines of the swearing-in of JD(U) MLA Ratneshwar Sada as a minister, Nitish said Manjhi kept on meeting BJP leaders when he was in GA. He said he had asked Manjhi to merge his party or quit the GA. However, Manjhi decided to distance himself from the GA as his son resigned from the cabinet.