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Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi connected Thursday (December 19, 2025) faced allegations of “vote rigging” aft a purported video of him declaring that helium had ensured the triumph of a trailing enactment campaigner successful the 2020 Bihar Assembly election went viral. However, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) laminitis has denied the allegations and said the video was “doctored”.
In the video, Mr. Manjhi is allegedly heard saying successful Magahi language: “In 2020, helium [Anil Kumar] was losing the predetermination by 2,700 votes and called maine asking for a solution. So I tried, and helium won.” Mr. Kumar was the party’s campaigner from the Tikari Assembly seat.
He is further heard saying, “This clip [2025 election], helium mislaid the spot by 1,600 votes. In 2020, determination was a District Magistrate named Abhishek Singh, who is present posted successful Tripura. He said, ‘Sir, past clip you were trailing by 2,700 votes but we made you win, but this clip you were trailing by lone 1,600 votes and inactive lost. What went wrong?’”
Mr. Manjhi further says helium would person ensured Mr. Kumar’s triumph this clip arsenic good if the campaigner had informed him connected time.
The erstwhile Chief Minister had allegedly fixed the code successful Gaya connected December 14 astatine a felicitation ceremonial for HAM(S) MLA Jyoti Devi, who was elected from Barachatti Assembly constituency. However, contrary to his claims, according to the Election Commission website, it was Rashtriya Janata Dal campaigner Ajay Kumar who emerged the victor successful the 2020 predetermination successful Tikari, defeating Mr. Kumar by a borderline of 2,058 votes.
The RJD shared the video connected its X (formerly Twitter) page. “This is Jitan Ram Manjhi Ji, Cabinet Minister successful Government of India, delivering a resounding slap connected the look of a petty, servile Commissioner similar Thugesh Kumar [referring to the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar] from an unfastened nationalist platform, exposing the royal look for winning elections done rigging of results and machinery, and foul play,” it said.
It further said, “He reveals however his party, contempt losing by 2,700 votes successful 2020, inactive managed to triumph the Tikari seat, and however Abhishek Singh — the past corrupt, casteist, incompetent, unworthy, and illegitimate District Magistrate, posted connected deputation successful Bihar from the 2006 batch of Tripura cadre — forgot his oath and unethically helped rig the predetermination successful their favour.”
“Is this what ideology looks like? This is the existent look of Mr. Modi’s artificial popularity. These radical conspired to marque a failed effort for the governmental assassination of a young person similar Tejashwi Yadav successful some elections,“ the enactment said successful the post.
It further asked however agelong the information tin beryllium hidden and however agelong they tin support winning fake elections with the assistance of corrupt officers.
मेरे एक विडियो के साथ छेडछाड कर वायरल करने वाले कुछ लोगों को लगता है कि मुसहर के लाल को बदनाम कर देंगें।
ऐसे लोगों को मैं बता देना चाहता हूँ कि अब मुसहर के बेटे को कोई ना तो अपमानित कर सकता है ना ही बेवक़ूफ़ बना सकता है।
"आसमान पर थूकने वालों तुम यह भूल रहे हो कि आसमान पर फेंका…
Reacting to the allegations, Mr. Manjhi posted connected X (formerly Twitter): “Some radical who tampered with 1 of my videos to marque it spell viral deliberation they tin defame the lad of a Musahar [community]. I privation to archer specified radical that now, nary 1 tin either insult the lad of a Musahar or fool him.”
He added, “Those who spit astatine the entity hide the spit volition autumn backmost connected their ain face. Now, Mr. Manjhi is a brand and no longer acrophobic of anyone.” The HAM(S) won 5 retired of six seats it contested successful the 2025 predetermination arsenic portion of the National Democratic Alliance.
