Kota Students Row: Prashant Kishor, RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav Target Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Over Special Permission To BJP MLA Anil Singh Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
Prashant Kishor on Sunday targeted Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for not doing anything for people stranded in other states due to novel coronavirus lockdown. In a twitter post, the election strategist questioned JDU chief why special permission was given to BJP legislator to bring his daughter back from Kota. Tejashwi Yadav also questioned CM with same permission letter.
Patna, April 19: Poll strategist and former Janata Dal (United) leader Prashant Kishor on Saturday targeted his former party boss and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for not doing anything for people stranded in other states due to novel coronavirus lockdown. In a twitter post, the election strategist questioned JDU chief why special permission was given to Bharatiya Janata Party legislator to bring his daughter back from Kota. Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav also questioned CM with same permission letter. Catch all the live news updates related to coronavirus pandemic in India and other parts of the world.
“Nitish Kumar rejected the appeal for help from hundreds of children from Bihar trapped in Kota saying it will be against the dignity of lockdown. Now his government has given special permission to a BJP MLA to bring his son from Kota. Nitish ji, what does your dignity say now?” Kishor tweeted in Hindi. Nitish Kumar, BJP Ally, Slams Yogi Adityanath Government For Sending Buses to Bring Back Stranded Students From Kota; Ashok Gehlot Lauds UP Administration.
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According to the letter, BJP MLA Anil Singh has been given permission to take his vehicle from Nawada to Kota to get back his daughter. As per the purported car pass, it is valid for travel from Nawada to Kota from April 16 to April 25.
Earlier, Nitish Kumar had criticised Uttar Pradesh government's move to bring back students stranded in Rajasthan. "Getting the students back home during the lockdown is injustice towards the labourers. It is also violation of the lockdown," he had said.
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