Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Deepa Manjhi Challenges Rohini Acharya Over Tejashwi Tribute
The Rashtriya Janata Dal held a meeting to remember Dashrath Manjhi.
Tejashwi Yadav attended the event in Patna.
He asked the Bihar government to build a statue and an ashram for Manjhi.
After this, Deepa Manjhi criticized Rohini Acharya.
Rohini had defended Tejashwi.
Deepa said Rohini had previously made serious complaints about the Yadav family and the party.
She questioned whether Tejashwi would give Rohini an important party position.
Deepa said the argument was about both family relationships and how the party is run.
Deepa Manjhi criticized Rohini Acharya for defending Tejashwi Yadav over his tribute to Dashrath Manjhi.
She cited Rohini Acharya’s earlier allegations of humiliation, family disagreements and criticism of Tejashwi’s leadership.
Deepa questioned whether Tejashwi would give Rohini political authority within the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
She said the dispute reflected concerns about the RJD’s political culture and concentration of control.
The RJD held a Patna tribute meeting on August 17, where Tejashwi sought a Dashrath Manjhi statue and ashram in the city.
- Who
- Deepa Manjhi, Rohini Acharya, Tejashwi Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal leaders were central to the dispute.
- What
- Deepa Manjhi criticized Rohini Acharya’s defense of Tejashwi Yadav after his tribute to Dashrath Manjhi.
- When
- The tribute meeting took place on August 17, marking Dashrath Manjhi’s 19th Mahaparinirvan Diwas.
- Where
- The tribute meeting was held at the Rashtriya Janata Dal office in Patna, Bihar.
- Why
- Deepa questioned Rohini’s support for Tejashwi despite her earlier allegations and disagreements with the Yadav family and RJD leadership.
Deepa Manjhi’s criticism
Rohini Acharya’s defense
Support for Tejashwi Yadav
Deepa Manjhi’s criticism
Deepa Manjhi questioned why Rohini Acharya was defending Tejashwi despite her earlier criticism and allegations.
Rohini Acharya’s defense
Rohini Acharya defended Tejashwi Yadav in the controversy over his Dashrath Manjhi tribute.
RJD internal authority
Deepa Manjhi’s criticism
Deepa argued that political control had become concentrated among a small group and questioned whether Tejashwi would give Rohini comparable authority.
Rohini Acharya’s defense
Rohini’s stated position in the article is limited to defending Tejashwi; the article does not provide her response on party control.
- Event
- Rashtriya Janata Dal tribute meeting for Dashrath Manjhi
- Date
- August 17
- Location
- RJD office, Patna
- Occasion
- Dashrath Manjhi’s 19th Mahaparinirvan Diwas
- Main criticism
- Deepa Manjhi questioned Rohini Acharya’s defense of Tejashwi Yadav
- Tejashwi’s demand
- A statue of Dashrath Manjhi and an ashram in his name in Patna
- Participants
- RJD leaders, workers and many people from Dalit and Mahadalit communities