‘Want to Escape from the Lion in the Jungle’: Manjhi’s Son Resigns As Minister, Calls Out Nitish over Merger

In a big jolt to the Nitish Kumar-led Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, SC and ST welfare minister and son of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, Santosh Kumar Suman, tendered his resignation on Tuesday.

The move comes just 10 days before the mega opposition meet to challenge the ruling BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year.

Suman is also the president of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), which is an ally of the Mahagathbandhan…