Tejashwi dubs Prashant Kishor 'BJP agent', says party funding him as part of poll strategy
The allegations come after a fake screenshot - claiming the BJP has appointed Kishor as their national spokesperson - went viral on social media
Dubbing poll strategist Prashant Kishor a “BJP agent”, former Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday (May 24) alleged that the BJP has brought him in to set the narrative after three-four rounds of polling as the party was losing elections.
"Even my uncle (Nitish Kumar) had said that he made Prashant Kishor the national vice-president (of JDU) at the behest of Amit Shah. Till date, neither Amit Shah nor Prashant Kishor has denied the claim. He has been with the BJP since the beginning. Whichever party he joins will be ruined," said Tejashwi Yadav
The Nitish Kumar-Prashant Kishor bonhomie had ended on a bitter note in 2020 with the chief minister asserting he had inducted Kishor into his party at the behest of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Tejashwi, the younger son of former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad and the party scion, further alleged that Kishor keeps salaried district presidents, which perhaps even the BJP doesn't.
“Don't know where he gets the money from. He keeps working with different people every year. He takes your data and gives another. He isn't just a BJP agent, but a BJP mind. He follows their ideology. The BJP is funding him as part of their strategy,” said Tejashwi Yadav.
The allegations come after a fake screenshot - claiming the BJP has appointed Kishor as their national spokesperson - went viral on social media. The rumour prompted Kishor's Jan Suraaj party to call out the fake news in a statement.
“Look at the irony! Congress, Rahul Gandhi You all talk about fake news and claim to be the victims. Now see yourself how the head of Communications of Congress Party, Jairam Ramesh, apparently a senior leader, is personally circulating a fake document,” the party said in an online post.
