Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ran Manjhi has raked up fresh controversy on Friday by urging Dalits to marry outside their caste in order to increase their population.

"Dalit youths should go for more inter-caste marriages. We need to take our population from 16 to 22 per cent if we have to become a political force," he said.

Earlier, Manjhi had stirred up controversy by accusing the Nitish Kumar government of being unable to check corruption in the state and admitting to have given bribe once.

Manjhi also faced attacks of BJP over reports of his son getting involved in alleged sexual escapade with a lady policewoman.