Prashant Kishor hospitalised for dehydration amid hunger strike a day after arrest and subsequent bail | India News – Times of India

Prashant Kishor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, was hospitalized Tuesday for dehydration and infection following his release on bail. Medical professionals transported Kishor via ambulance to a private medical facility in Patna after a physician’s home visit determined hospitalisation was necessary.The attending physician was quoted by news agency…

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‘Take it away, give me Rs 25 lakh per day instead’: Prashant Kishor on row over vanity van at BPSC protest site | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday reacted sharply to criticism over a luxury ‘vanity van’ parked near his protest site at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan. Kishor, who is on an indefinite hunger strike demanding justice for students impacted by the alleged Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam question paper leak, dismissed the…

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BPSC protest: Prashant Kishor begins fast unto death demanding exam cancellations – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday announced that he was beginning a fast unto death demanding cancellation of the recently held Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam.“My demands include cancellation of the exam and holding of fresh tests. I also seek action against corrupt officials who had allegedly put posts, to be…

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‘You took blankets from us & …’: Prashant Kishor’s verbal spat with protesting students goes viral | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj party chief Prashant Kishor got into ugly spat with protesting Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants on Sunday in Patna, with students alleging that the political strategist-turned-politician intimidated them.The altercation took place early Monday after cops used water cannons to disperse the students demanding the cancellation of the BPSC exam held…

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‘Bihar a failed state’: What Prashant Kishor told state diaspora in US | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor labelled Bihar a “failed state” considering its position “on all developmental parameters.” Drawing comparison to Sudan, he pointed out that the characteristics of such states are visible in its population which “are worried about who to shoot and where to capture.”“The characteristics of failed states are visible in…

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Prashant Kishor explains why Jan Suraaj chose ‘school bag’ symbol: ‘In 35 years of Lalu-Nitish rule … ‘ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj supremo Prashant Kishore on Saturday criticised the 35-year rule of Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar, saying that it has stripped Bihar‘s children of their school bags and replaced them with the burdens of labor. Kishor explained the significance of the school bag as his party’s election symbol, saying that education is…

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Despite Prashant Kishor’s ‘clean’ pledge, 3 of his 4 picks are ‘tainted’ | India News – Times of India

PATNA: In sharp contrast to claims made by poll strategist Prashant Kishor to give a chance only to people with “clean image” in politics, three of his four candidates contesting bypolls on four assembly seats in the state face serious criminal charges including kidnapping, attempt to murder, extortion, theft, and assault, reports Manoj Chaurasia. This…

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Prashant Kishor floats party, promises land reforms, end of liquor ban | India News – Times of India

PATNA: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday formally launched his political outfit, Jan Suraaj, and announced that his party would contest bypolls in four assembly seats where elections are likely to be held in Nov this year.He also named Manoj Bharti, a former diplomat, as the party’s first working president. Bharti, a native of Madhubani,…

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Will Prashant Kishor’s pitch against liquor ban in Bihar be a gamechanger for his Jan Suraaj Party? | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has dared to tread an uncharted territory in Bihar politics in recent times with his promise of scrapping liquor ban in the state, within an hour, if voted to power by the people in assembly elections due next year.Interestingly, liquor ban is considered to be one of the important…

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