Committed to Jan Suraj movement in Bihar, says Prashnat Kishor after meeting with Nitish Kumar

The poll strategist further said that the meeting should be viewed as a courtesy call

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on September 13 appears to have been a flop for Mr. Kumar as the former on Thursday asserted that he was “committed to his Jan Suraj movement and tour across Bihar.

Mr. Kumar, earlier on Wednesday, had said the discussion was general and Mr. Kishor on Thursday said the “meeting should be viewed as a social-political courtesy call”.

“During the meeting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, I put forward a view on prohibition in the State and how it is clearly not effective on the ground”, said Mr Kishor in a press release. He further said that he stood firmly with his vision of Jan Suraj and would be travelling across Bihar through the padyatra from October 2 and will be meeting people to take right people forward for the betterment of Bihar.

Mr. Kishor on Thursday was in Bettiah (West Champaran district headquarter) during his tour of the State. “Nitish Kumar is a Chief Minister of Bihar and I have been active in the State since May and meeting him personally was always in the picture but due to time constraints this meeting could not take place. This meeting should be viewed as a social-political courtesy call”, he added .

Mr. Kishor also said that the Begusarai firing incident in which one person was killed while, nine others injured, was “a reflection of poor law and order situation in the State”.

“A major part of the administration is primarily focusing on prohibition in the State which is affecting the general administrative system and the law and order situation in Bihar has deteriorated in the last few years. Since, Nitish Kumar is the administrative head and the Home Minister of the State it becomes his responsibility to ensure the safety and security of the residents of Bihar”, said Mr. Kishor while slamming Mr. Kumar and his governance in the State.

Earlier on Wednesday, when asked about his meeting with Prashant Kishor, Mr. Kumar told presspersons that it was a normal meeting in nature. “ Unhi se malum kijiye, koi khas baat nahi hui (ask him, there was nothing important that transpired in the meeting)”, said Mr. Kumar.