Purnea (Bihar) [India], July 15 (ANI): Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday claimed that more than 60 per cent of Bihar’s population desires a change in the upcoming assembly elections, citing dissatisfaction with the current system and a demand for better education, employment, and governance.
Speaking to ANI in Purnea, Kishor said the people of Bihar essentially have three choices in the elections: the incumbent Nitish Kumar-BJP alliance, the RJD-led opposition, or his own Jan Suraaj initiative, which he pitched as an “honest and strong effort” for systemic reform.
“More than 60% of people in Bihar want change, including improved education and employment opportunities, as well as a new system,” Kishor said. He criticized the existing political options, saying, “RJD gets votes here because Muslims don’t vote for BJP. Congress has no presence here, AIMIM is a Hyderabad-based party. These parties have no real existence in Bihar.”
Outlining the available choices, he added: “If people want the current system to continue, they should vote for Nitish-BJP. If they are fed up with this system, there are two paths — either bring back RJD’s jungle raj, crime, and hooliganism, or join an honest and strong effort, which is Jan Suraaj.”
Kishor also took aim at the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Referring to the ECI’s statements about the presence of Nepali and Bangladeshi nationals on voter lists, he questioned the integrity of the voter roll used in the recent Lok Sabha elections.
“The Election Commission has started the revision process. If they are saying there are Nepalis and Bangladeshis here, then this is a matter of great concern. Is the Election Commission admitting that the voter list used for the Lok Sabha elections included a large number of Bangladeshis or illegal people?” he asked.
He further criticized the Nitish Kumar-led state government and Bihar police, questioning how “such people” were able to live in Bihar and access state facilities.
Kishor, a former poll strategist, launched the Jan Suraaj movement to offer what he calls an alternative model of clean and development-oriented politics in Bihar. The state assembly elections are expected to take place later this year.
(ANI)
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