North India Statesman
News India Live, Digital Desk: Lok Sabha Elections: After the results of the Lok Sabha elections, the comments of Prashant Kishore, the chief of Jan Suraj Padayatra in Bihar politics, are constantly making headlines. Recently, during the public meeting of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held in Patna, Kanhaiya Kumar and Pappu Yadav have reacted sharply to the case of not getting a place on the stage. Describing the incident as ‘strange’, Prashant Kishore said that this opposition clearly exposes the internal problem of ‘India’ alliance.
According to Prashant Kishore, it is beyond comprehension why Pappu Yadav, who had merged his party in the Congress and earlier holding his hand by Rahul Gandhi himself, did not sit on the stage in his own public meeting. He also questioned why prominent Congress leaders like Kanhaiya Kumar, who were also the party’s national spokesperson and a candidate from a Lok Sabha seat, were also kept away from the stage in this important public event.
Prashant Kishore further alleged that the same situation is seen within the ‘India’ alliance and especially within the Congress. According to him, only the leaders who roam around Rahul Gandhi and party leadership are given priority and respect. He taunted that instead of understanding and recognizing the ground reality in states like Bihar, more preference is given to such leaders who specialize in flattery. This incident is a vivid example of the ‘race of flattery’ prevailing within the Congress, where more importance is given to personal allegiance and flattery, rather than real electoral power or ground grip. This comment of Prashant Kishore can certainly accelerate Bihar’s political stir, as well as bring out the challenges and deadlocks within the opposition camp.
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