The Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) leader Upendra Kushwaha said that all political parties of the Bihar Mahagathbandhan will be organizing an event on the death anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia. This development comes in order to put an end to the rumors regarding rift in the Mahagathbandhan. He also mentioned that a committee of senior leaders from all the alliance parties has been formed to organize the event which will be held in Patna.

'Mahagathbandhan will organize an event on October 12'

Upendra Kushwaha said, "We will organise a massive event on the upcoming death anniversary of the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia on October 12. We will put an end to the rumors of a rift in Mahagathbandhan and prove that we are strong. Leaders from all the alliance parties will be present at the event." Kushwaha made this statement while addressing a press conference in Patna in the presence of other leaders of the Mahagathbandhan.

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On the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar Kushwaha said, "In the Last 15 years, CM Nitish Kumar has done nothing in terms of education, healthcare, and employment. People of Bihar are rejecting Kumar. The Mahagathbandhan will contest the assembly elections together and bring justice to the people of Bihar."

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Bihar Mahagathbandhan in a tussle 

Earlier, in yet another indication that all was not well within the opposition 'Mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) in Bihar, RJD on August 30 crossed swords with its ally Hindustani Awam Morcha after its president Jitan Ram Manjhi threw his hat in the ring for the post of chief minister if the alliance attained power next year. Manjhi, who had served as the chief minister from May, 2014 to February, 2015, made a statement to this effect on Thursday in Patna while interacting with the media and also spoke about the inexperience of RJD heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav the younger son of Lalu Prasad, already projected by RJD as its chief ministerial candidate. 

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In-fight in Bihar Mahagathbandhan

Tejashwi Yadav has been going to town with his plans to form a Third Front in Bihar where the bloated, loosely knit Mahagathbandhan is posing a feeble challenge to the NDA comprising the BJP, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP. The JAP chief has also been saying that if Manjhi joined hands with him and their alliance came to power, he was ready to back the latter for the chief minister's post. Reacting to Manjhi's latest averments, RJD national vice president Shivanand Tiwary shot off a statement accusing the HAM president of impatience and complaining that he did not raise the issue of leadership at the Mahagathbandhan meeting earlier this week but was doing so now in public. He is making himself an object of ridicule besides giving their opponents a chance to sneer at them. If he has any ambitions or grievances, he should air these within the coalition and not try to make his views public, Tiwary said.

(Inputs from ANI)

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