Bihar: Prashant Kishor Vows To Lift Liquor Ban "Within One Hour" If Elected (Facebook image@ Prashant Kishore)
Prashant Kishor, the Jan Suraj chief, said he would lift the liquor ban in Bihar if his party is elected to power. Days ahead of his new party’s foundation day On October 2, Kishore said he would lift the ban “within an hour”, and added that the people of Bihar had enough of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Janata Dal (United).
Speaking to ANI, Kishore said his party has been preparing for last two years, and of the Jan Suraj government in formed, “we will end the liquor ban within one hour”.
He said, “there is no need for any special preparation for the 2nd. We have been preparing for the last two years… If the Jan Suraj government is formed, we will end the liquor ban within one hour”.
When asked about the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav’s public outreach yatra, he remarked, “My best wishes to him. At least he has come out of the house and is going among the public.
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Both Yadav and Nitish Kumar’s war of words following Tejashwi Yadav’s claim that Nitish Kumar had apologised with folded hands for joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Kishor said both leaders have harmed Bihar.
“This issue is between Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav, and it doesn’t matter who apologised with folded hands to whom; both have caused damage to Bihar. The people of Bihar have witnessed both of them for 30 years. We are urging them both to leave Bihar”, he said.
Earlier, Kishore hit at Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, questioning his ability to lead the state’s development.
While addressing a gathering at Bhojpur, Kishore said “If someone could not get educated due to a lack of resources, it is understandable. But if someone’s parents were Chief Ministers and he couldn’t pass the 10th class, it reflects their approach towards education”.
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Attacking Tejashwi Yadav’s educational background, Kishor said, the former does not the difference between an GDP, and GDP growth, and a 9th drop-out is claiming to know how to improve Bihar’s condition.
He said the only Yadav’s only claim to leadership is because he is the son of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav and a leader in the RJD due to family ties. He also added that Yadav needs to work hard and prove himself through his actions if he wants to build a reputation beyond being Lalu Yadav’s son.
