Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday lashed out at dharm ke thekedaar self-appointed guardians of faith whom he squarely blamed for Dalits being deprived of a life of dignity. Manjhi, whose Hindustani Awam Morcha is a part of the ruling alliance in the state, expressed his anguish on his Twitter handle, sharing a heart-wrenching news report of a Dalit couple in Karnataka being penalized after their two-year-old child inadvertently stepped into a temple. Incidentally, Karnataka is ruled by the BJP, which is also the largest partner in the ruling coalition in Bihar. I am giving voice to the pain that has been experienced for centuries. So far, I have been shy of expressing the anguish. Now nobody will say a word. The dharm ke thekedaar go silent on such matters...... they cannot brook Dalits entering the temples or offering their views on religious works (dharmik kavya), Manjhi tweeted. For the politically savvy citizens of the state, which Manjhi ruled for a ...
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