Prashant Kishor Criticizes Nitish Kumar for Touching PM Modi's Feet, Says 'CM Brought Shame to Bihar'
Prashant Kishor, once a close aide of Nitish Kumar, has been voicing strong criticisms against the Bihar Chief Minister recently.
In a scathing attack, political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of 'selling his conscience' by 'touching the feet' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an NDA meeting in Delhi last week. Kishor alleged that Nitish Kumar would do anything to cling to power.
Addressing a public gathering in Bhagalpur on Friday as part of his 'Jan Suraaj' campaign, Kishor remarked, "People ask me why I criticize Nitish Kumar now, having worked with him before. He was a different person then; his conscience wasn't up for sale," referring to his time managing the JD(U) president's election campaign in 2015 and formally joining the party two years later.
"The leader of a state is the pride of its people. But Nitish Kumar brought shame to Bihar when he touched Modi's feet," Kishor alleged, pointing to the NDA meeting in Delhi last week.
Kumar's JD(U) won 12 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, becoming the second largest ally of the BJP, which didn't secure a majority on its own.
"There is so much talk about Nitish Kumar playing a crucial role in Modi's return to power. But how is the Bihar CM using his influence? He is not leveraging his position to benefit the state. He is touching feet to ensure he stays in power, with BJP's support, even after the 2025 assembly polls," Kishor stated.
Notably, Kishor first gained fame in 2014 for managing Modi's remarkably successful Lok Sabha poll campaign. By the time he left political consultancy in 2021, he had worked with several high-profile politicians, including Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, and Jagan Mohan Reddy.
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