Patna: Bhagirath Manjhi, the son of Bihar’s mountain man Dashrath Manjhi, disclosed on Monday that it is the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who acknowledged, admired and gave recognition to his father’s momentous work of carving a road through a mountain and said that he will remain eternally grateful to him for this gesture.

He also recalled his meeting with the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, who built a pucca house for his family, but expressed disappointment over being denied a Congress ticket despite getting assurances from him.

Bhagirath Manjhi, in a special interaction with IANS, said, “The person who highlighted my father Dashrath Manjhi’s work was Nitish Kumar. It’s because of him that my father’s accomplishments came into the spotlight.”

When asked about Rahul Gandhi’s ou

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