“Bihar Discussing Polls, Not Virus”: Prashant Kishor Attacks Nitish Kumar
Prashant Kishor has been attacking the Bihar govt and centre over reaction to coronavirus.
Ballot-strategist Prashant Kishor this morning attacked Bihar Leader Minister Nitish Kumar – his former boss – who introduced the ballot marketing campaign closing week in his state the place meeting elections due later this yr.
He joined the rising grievance in opposition to Nitish Kumar who have been lacking in motion amid the coronavirus disaster since March 16. India had introduced probably the most global’s strictest lockdowns to test the unfold of the extremely infectious sickness on March 24 and Nitish Kumar was once most likely probably the most few leader ministers within the nation who didn’t grasp a video convention for the newshounds or the folks of his state within the following two months.
“Regardless of the bottom checking out price, 7-Nine consistent with cent certain case price and greater than 6,000 circumstances, Bihar is discussing elections as a substitute of coronavirus. Nitish Kumar, who had confined himself to his house amid coronavirus fears, thinks folks may not be uncovered (to COVID-19) in the event that they step out in their properties to take part within the elections,” Prashant Kishor tweeted in Hindi.
Mr Kumar had drawn political assaults no longer best as a result of he have shyed away from any media interplay all the way through the previous few months but additionally as a result of he by no means stepped out of his govt bungalow on 1, Anne Marg in Patna since March 16. He made probably the most first public appearances this month. On Tuesday, he stepped out to wait a cupboard assembly after 84 days of social distancing. Then again, he was once retaining digital conferences along with his birthday celebration staff.
Whilst the state has crossed the 6,000-mark in coronavirus circumstances, the ruling Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) has now long gone into election mode with Leader Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United and the BJP in overdrive.
Nitish Kumar on Thursday disclosed that within the upcoming state polls, his major promise to citizens can be irrigation amenities to all of the agricultural land within the state.
This morning’s assault through Mr Kishor is the most recent within the collection of tweets that the 43-year-old election strategist, who was once sacked through Nitish Kumar from JDU previous this yr, has been posting in opposition to Bihar’s reaction to coronavirus.
He has additionally been attacking the centre over its tackling of the pandemic. “#COVID cannot be wanted away. We should combat or it’s going to stay getting worse. Globally, leaders have gained this combat with HUMILITY, TRANSPARENCY, SCIENCE & standard PUBLIC BUY-IN. Time we be informed from others and display the braveness to return to the DRAWING BOARD ahead of it is too overdue. (sic),” Mr Kishor tweeted on Friday.
Throughout India, the choice of circumstances have touched the three.2 lakh-mark, greater than Nine,000 sufferers have died.
