Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday stunned a gathering with his sensational comments.He said that deities were washed after he visited a temple in North Bihar recently. Kicking up yet another row with his remarks, he had delivered these comments in an event.
He said some people washed idols of deities after he performed prayers and rituals in Madhubani district. He added "I was specially invited by some people to participate in prayers a temple in Madhubani. But i came to know later that the premises and the Sanctum sanctorum were cleansed after my visit". Opposition leader Lok Janshakti Party MP Chirag Paswan said the incident, if it had happened, was unfortunate.But its pretty bad for trying to gain political benefits out of this.
Manjhi, successor to Nitish Kumar who resigned after the Janata Dal-United's bad performance in the Lok Sabha polls. BJP accused Manjhi for his caste line politics considering upcoming elections.