Patna (Bihar) [India], Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who returned to Patna after getting the charge of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), said that he does not shy away from any responsibility.
"We do not shy away from any responsibility... I express my gratitude to PM Modi... I have been given a department which is related to the poor, related to employment... It has a lot of potential to provide employment. Small and medium industries...this is a testing time for me too, I will try my best...'' Manjhi said while talking to reporters in Patna on Monday.
Earlier last week, Jitan Ram Manjhi took charge as the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
After assuming charge, he said, "I thank PM Narendra Modi. PM Modi told me that this is the ministry of his vision.The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will play a huge role in the upliftment of the poor section of the society.
Manjhi, founder of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), won from Gaya Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar in the 2024 elections. He served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from May 2014 to February 2015.
Manjhi has been associated with various political parties including Congress, erstwhile Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal (United).Manjhi was born in Khizarsarai, Gaya and became a Congress MLA in 1980. He became the Chief Minister of Bihar in 2014 when Nitish Kumar stepped down to consolidate the Janata Dal (United).
Following the rift with Nitish Kumar, Manjhi suffered a setback in the 2015 assembly elections as his party could secure only one seat. Before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, his party joined the grand alliance with RJD and Congress. But in that election the alliance lost due to the strong Modi wave.
Earlier he was the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Minister in Nitish Kumar's cabinet.Between 1996 and 2005, he served in the RJD government led by Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi.
"We do not shy away from any responsibility... I express my gratitude to PM Modi... I have been given a department which is related to the poor, related to employment... It has a lot of potential to provide employment. Small and medium industries...this is a testing time for me too, I will try my best...'' Manjhi said while talking to reporters in Patna on Monday.
Earlier last week, Jitan Ram Manjhi took charge as the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
After assuming charge, he said, "I thank PM Narendra Modi. PM Modi told me that this is the ministry of his vision.The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will play a huge role in the upliftment of the poor section of the society.
Manjhi, founder of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), won from Gaya Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar in the 2024 elections. He served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from May 2014 to February 2015.
Manjhi has been associated with various political parties including Congress, erstwhile Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal (United).Manjhi was born in Khizarsarai, Gaya and became a Congress MLA in 1980. He became the Chief Minister of Bihar in 2014 when Nitish Kumar stepped down to consolidate the Janata Dal (United).
Following the rift with Nitish Kumar, Manjhi suffered a setback in the 2015 assembly elections as his party could secure only one seat. Before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, his party joined the grand alliance with RJD and Congress. But in that election the alliance lost due to the strong Modi wave.
Earlier he was the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Minister in Nitish Kumar's cabinet.Between 1996 and 2005, he served in the RJD government led by Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi.
