Patna, January 08: Claiming the Dalit community in the state is getting its due after 62 years of independence, Bihar assembly Speaker Udai Narain Choudhry today said the Mahadalit Ekjuta Morcha would organise a rally here on February 21 to thank Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
The Mahadalits in the state are finally getting their due “a good” 62 years after independence under the dynamic leadership of Nitish Kumar, Choudhry told reporters here.
“We are duty-bound to felicitate the leaders who have taken personal interest in improving the lot of have-nots by creating a Mahadalit Commission and appointing Dalits as members of the commission,” Minister for SC/ST development Jitan Ram Manjhi told reporters.
Besides Majhi, members of the Mahadalit Commission, former MLAs Shyam Rajak and Ramai Ram were present at the press briefing. The Morcha constituted a 23-member committee to make the rally a success, they said.
–Agencies