North India Statesman
News India Live, Digital Desk: Bihar Politics: Prashant Kishore, who became a political strategist active politician in Bihar and his Jan Suraj Abhiyan activists, have been taken into custody by the police in Patna. The incident occurred when he was trying to take out a march to the Bihar Assembly, protesting against the policies of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The police prevented the protesters from moving towards the assembly and arrested Prashant Kishore along with several activists on charges of breach of peace.
The Jan Suraj Abhiyan has been trying to surround the government on various public interest issues in Bihar for a long time. Today’s demonstration was organized especially on issues like farmers’ problems, land disputes, and corruption. Prashant Kishore is constantly demanding good governance and basic changes in the state. The purpose of this assembly march was to draw the government’s attention on these issues and unite the public.
However, keeping in mind the security system and rules, the police stopped the protesters from entering the scheduled security cordon of the assembly. As soon as the workers of Jan Suraj started moving forward, the police forcefully started taking them into custody. Prashant Kishore was also arrested along with other prominent leaders and taken to a police van. During this time, the protesters raised anti -government slogans and raised their demands.
This incident shows that Prashant Kishore is now moving towards big movements at the ground level after his ‘Padayatra’ campaign. It also shows the political influence of his Jan Suraj Abhiyan. For some time, Prashant Kishore has been continuously targeting Nitish Kumar’s government and grand alliance. This arrest will definitely increase the political stir of Bihar, especially in view of the upcoming elections.
After this incident, the workers of Jan Suraj have condemned police action and described it as an attempt to suppress their voice. At the same time, the police say that they have taken action against those who try to violate the rules and disturb the peace system. It will be interesting to see what more this arrest brings in Bihar politics and what form this campaign of Jan Suraj takes further.
