Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manhi once again stirred afresh controversy  on Tuesday by saying that that the Upper caste people had come from outside while the Schedule Tribes and Castes and poor and weaker section of the society are the original population of the country.

"The upper caste people are foreigners and descendants of the Aryan race....they have come here from foreign countries,"Manjhi said in a function in Bettiah

"Only tribals and dalits are indigenous people," the Chief Minister claimed and asked them to educate themselves and imbibe political awareness to ensure that downtrodden sections could play a pivotal role in formation of governments in Bihar.

Warning the officials officials of Valmikinagar Tiger Reserve he said that when the tribes steal some pieces of wood to earn their livelihood they are punished and penalized while officials burn bonfire till late in the night for merry-making.

He asked the forest department officials to stop atrocities on the poor jungle-dwellers and urged the tribes to give up the bad habit of drinking.