FIR filed against Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, others for protesting outside Bihar Vidhan Sabha

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An FIR has been filed against Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor and around 2,000 unidentified individuals following the party’s protest outside the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, officials said.

Patna (Bihar) [India], July 24 (HBTV): An FIR has been filed against Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, Manish Kashyap, party spokesperson Vivek, state president Manoj Bharti, and around 2,000 unidentified individuals following the party’s protest outside the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, officials said.

The FIR has been registered under Sections 191(2), 190, 132, and 223 in connection with a scuffle with police and the violation of restricted prohibitory orders.

The protest on July 23 saw a confrontation between the police and Jan Suraaj supporters, during which a young party worker sustained a head injury allegedly due to police lathi-charge. Reacting strongly, Prashant Kishor issued a warning to the state government, threatening state-wide disruption if their demands were not addressed.

‘If you have hit an unarmed man of Suraaj with a stick, I’m sitting right here. This is a restricted area, try to hit me. We will make it difficult for the government to function in the whole of Bihar... You have hit a boy who got injury in his head... Either the Chief Secretary gives us in writing when they will give us the answers, or we won’t move from here,’ Kishor said.

He added that five senior leaders of Jan Suraaj were in discussion with the Chief Secretary and reiterated that the party was committed to peaceful protest.

‘The Chief Secretary is talking with the five senior leaders of the Jan Suraaj. We are sitting here peacefully. The police and the government have to bow down. It is about the public, and they have to agree, and if they don’t agree, we won’t step back. We are waiting to see the outcome of the meeting. Police can’t do anything; they have hit one boy. They are saying that this is a restricted area. We are sitting here and telling them to try to hit us,’ he stated.

The clash occurred as Jan Suraaj members attempted to march towards the Bihar Assembly. Police had set up barricades to prevent their approach, leading to heightened tensions at the site.

Earlier, Kishor had criticised the Bihar government for ignoring the plight of child labourers across the state.

‘In this same heat, more than 50 lakh children of Bihar are working as labourers, and the government is not even paying attention. So if we have to wake up the government, then we need to come out on the streets... We are just going, and police can do whatever they want,’ he told ANI.

(ANI)