Upset with RJD for ignoring demands for committee, Manjhi quits alliance

Hindustani Awam Morcha –Secular (HAM-S) on Thursday announced that it has decided to part ways with the grand alliance led by the RJD in Bihar.

HAM leaders said that party chief Jitan Ram Manjhi has been upset with the RJD for not consulting alliance partners before taking any decisions and ignoring his demands for the formation of the coordination committee.

Sources said that others leaders in the party were also in favour of snapping ties with RJD and forming an alliance with other like-minded political parties in Bihar ahead of Assembly polls slated to be held later this year.

The final ultimatum served to the RJD for the formation of coordination committee had ended a month ago following which it was being speculated that Manjhi may quit the alliance and join hands with either the JD(U) or BJP.

On Thursday after the decision to quit the grand alliance was announced HAM spokesperson Danish Rizwan said that “those who don’t listen to coalition partners will not listen to the people after coming to power. The decision to quit the grand alliance has been taken after our repeated demand for the formation of a coordination committee was turned down by the RJD. In such a situation it would be difficult for us to remain in the alliance with RJD”.

Manjhi’s decision is being seen as a major jolt to the RJD and Congress which has been trying to strengthen their organisational structure and voter’s base in Bihar ahead of assembly elections scheduled to be held later this year.

When asked whether the party would be joining hands with NDA Danish Rizwan said that “party chief Jitan Ram Manjhi has been authorised by our leaders to take decisions on the issue”.