Kumar Bahukhandi
Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav were taking Prashant Kishor very lightly, but suddenly he has started looking important-File Photo
Prashant Kishor was considered a misfit in Bihar politics. The reason was the caste politics of the state. But, Prashant Kishor’s decision to follow the path of Gandhi and JP has surprised the critics – this is the biggest challenge for the political line of Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav.
The circumstances in which Prashant Kishor started his political career are similar to the initial politics of Arvind Kejriwal, but many things are completely different – and the most different thing is the nature of politics in Bihar and Delhi.
Of course, people from Purvanchal and Punjab have a special influence in Delhi, but while Delhi voters are cosmopolitan, Bihar politics begins and ends with caste.
Arvind Kejriwal fits in Delhi, but Prashant Kishor, who was walking on a political path almost like him, seemed to be badly trapped.
Recently , when we were talking to some political experts , they said that Prashant Kishor being an upper caste and that too a Brahmin among them is coming in the way of his politics. It was also heard from the experts that if Prashant Kishor was from the OBC community, the chances of success would have increased – such experts have so far been looking at Prashant Kishor’s politics like the political ambitions of Pushpam Priya Chaudhary. Pushpam Priya had participated in the 2020 elections under the banner of her party TPP, but had also failed drastically .
The way Prashant Kishor overcame the blanket controversy and decided to sit on a dharna and after his arrest decided to go to jail instead of accepting the bail conditions is a big alarm bell for his political opponents.
Patna police arrested Prashant Kishor, who was sitting on a dharna in Gandhi Maidan, before dawn. After being taken around in an ambulance for about 6-7 hours, he was produced in Patna Civil Court, where the court ordered his release on bail.
Prashant Kishor refused to take conditional bail, on which he was taken to Beur Jail. But before being sent to jail, the court released him by removing the bail conditions.
Nitish Kumar’s police and administration seem to have a hand in making Prashant Kishor shine in politics Prashant Kishor has only taken advantage of the opportunity with his political shrewdness.
Challenge to Nitish Kumar as soon as he was released
As soon as he was released on bail, Prashant Kishor was in full form. He put Nitish Kumar as well as BJP leaders in the dock. Prashant Kishor said that the leaders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, which talks about the youth, should not say a word about the lathicharge on the students and declared that the matter which started from Gandhi Maidan will be settled at Gandhi Maidan only.
Prashant Kishor, while talking to the media, said that this issue is not his own, it is the stubbornness of the youth in front of Nitish Kumar’s stubbornness… and the youth of Bihar will win.
Direct challenge to Tejashwi and Rahul Gandhi
Challenging Tejashwi Yadav, Prashant Kishor said that this movement is not of any one person… it is against the bad system of Bihar… I appeal to all the political parties to support the movement.
Prashant Kishor has advised the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi that they should come out on the streets for the sake of children. It is said that whether it is Tejashwi Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, or any other leader, they should come with us for the future of children… I will sit behind them and support this movement.
Now whether this is a challenge from Prashant Kishor to his political opponents, or he actually wants to fight against Nitish Kumar and BJP by taking everyone together, this thing will not be understood properly right now, we will have to wait a little – because this period is the infancy of Prashant Kishor’s politics.
Now the scope for PK to become a leader has also increased
Prashant Kishor’s decision to go to jail instead of paying the bail bond and accepting the conditions is going to affect everyone.
Prashant Kishor is emerging at a time when the innings of the old stalwarts of Bihar politics is over, or has ended. And, even in the new generation, only a few people are visible – and their politics is also moving on the same old traditional path.
In the current politics of Bihar, no other face is visible except Tejashwi Yadav and Chirag Paswan – BJP has not been able to bring forward even a single face in the last 10 years.
Prashant Kishor is fully equipped with resources. And, the way he has been provided a house and vanity van to live in Patna, according to the information being served on social media, it is telling that in Bihar too, people want to move beyond the politics that has been going on for years and see something new.
Prashant Kishore is targeting the political system of the last three decades in Bihar, in which Nitish Kumar has been scaring people in the name of 15 years of jungle raj in Bihar, and BJP is also a part of it.
In the entire Jan Suraj campaign, Prashant Kishore has been explaining to the people to give good education to children – and has been targeting Nitish Kumar, Tejaswi Yadav and BJP for not being able to provide employment to the youth in Bihar.
Prashant Kishore says that if he gets a chance, the youth who come home for Chhath will not have return for work in other states . I will provide job them here in Bihar . This is easy to say, but it is difficult – but it is not impossible.
