Bihar Assembly Elections: Jan Suraj Party chief Prashant Kishor said that Rahul Gandhi does not travel in Bihar. Prashant Kishor has given a political challenge to Rahul Gandhi, asking if he can do this? Prashant Kishor has given this challenge to Rahul Gandhi in an interview to ANI. This challenge given by PK remains a topic of political discussion.
Patna: Amid political fervor in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Jan Suraj Party chief Prashant Kishor targeted Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and questioned his commitment to Bihar and accused him of making only showy gestures instead of real political involvement. In an interview with ANI, Kishor, who is tirelessly traveling across remote areas of Bihar as part of his ambitious journey, challenged Gandhi to spend even a night in a village in Bihar to prove his connect with the grassroots of the state.
Challenge to Congress leader
He said that Rahul ji keeps coming and going here, but does not actually travel. If Rahul Gandhi has ever spent even a night in any village of Bihar, then tell us. If he can spend even a night in any village, we will accept it. He said that you sit in Delhi and laugh at the name of Biharis and sit here and give gyaan. He also targeted Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s comment about Bihari people and demanded an apology from him. He accused the Congress of years of expectations and disrespect towards the people of Bihar.
Challenge to Rahul Gandhi
Kishore said that Revanth Reddy is the Chief Minister in Telangana, it has been two years since he became the Chief Minister. Before that he was in TDP (Telugu Desam Party) and before that he was in RSS and BJP. After becoming the Chief Minister, he officially said that doing labour is in the DNA of Biharis. Biharis are born to do labour. Why did he say this? Because most of the officials of his rival KCR had a background from Bihar. So he meant that the condition of Telangana is bad because Biharis are running it. And to justify this, he added another statement that working as a labourer is in the DNA of Biharis and that is why KCR appointed them to the bureaucracy.
Biharis ki Baat- PK
He stressed that you tell Biharis that they have worked as labourers and then come here and give big gyaan. Apart from this, the Jan Suraj chief reminded that in 1989, the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had said that he would make Bihar the centre of development. He asked where did that money go? Even after that Congress remained in power, so tell us what did you do for Bihar? Kishore said that if Congress has apologized for the injustice done to the Sikhs, then Rahul Gandhi should also apologize to the Biharis before campaigning in Bihar. If Bihari people are born only for labour, then why are you coming here? Just go to Telangana and campaign and get your votes there.
Bihar Assembly Elections
When asked how many seats the Congress will win in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, Kishor said it will depend on Lalu ji’s donations. He said the Congress has no existence in Bihar. For the last 25-30 years, it has been just a party carrying Lalu ji’s bags. If Rahul Gandhi really has the political strength, he should contest elections alone in Bihar. Ask Lalu ji for 40 per cent seats and see what happens. In Bihar, the Congress dances to Lalu ji’s tunes. Whatever he decides, happens. Bihar is expected to go to polls later this year in October or November; however, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to announce the dates.
Jan Suraj an option
While the NDA, comprising the BJP, JDU and LJP, will want to retain power in Bihar once again, the India Block, comprising the RJD, Congress and Left parties, will want to oust Nitish Kumar from power. Kishor has pitched his party Jan Suraj as another option in the state. In the current Bihar Assembly of 243 members, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has 131 MLAs, including 80 MLAs from the BJP, JDU-45, HAM(S)-4, and support from 2 independent candidates. The opposition India Bloc has 111 members, including 77 MLAs from the RJD, 19 from the Congress, 11 from the CPI(ML), 2 from the CPI(M) and 2 from the CPI.
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Ashutosh Kumar Pandey
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Courtesy : Hindi News