Patna (Bihar): Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor officially launched his new political party, "Jan Suraaj Party," in Patna on Wednesday.
At the launch event, Kishor said that the party has been active for the past two years and recently received approval from the Election Commission of India.
"Jan Suraaj campaign is going on for 2-3 years. People are asking when we will be forming the party. We all must thank God, today the Election Commission has officially accepted Jan Suraaj as Jan Suraaj Party," Prashant Kishor said.
He further said that if Bihar has to have a world-class education system, Rs 5 lakh crore is needed in the next 10 years.
"When the liquor ban will be removed, that money won't go into the budget and will not be used for the security of leaders, nor it will be used for roads, water and electricity. That will be used only for building a new education system in Bihar. Every year, Bihar is facing a loss of Rs 20,000 crore due to the liquor ban," he added.
Notably, Prashant Kishor has vowed to end the liquor ban in Bihar immediately if elected to power.
With the Election Commission's nod, the Jan Suraj Party is now expected to contest in all constituencies in the Bihar assembly elections next year.
Bihar minister Ashok Chaudhary, reacted to the launch of the Jan Suraj party and took a jibe at Prashant Kishor, calling him a person who believes in the policies and actions of Mahatma Gandhi but takes decisions against it.
"As far as we know Prashant Kishor, he has been managing political parties till date, but unfortunately he did not get a second chance in the parties he managed...Today his expansionist soul has awakened which wants to do politics... He has named (the party) 'Jan-Suraj'... A person who believes in the policies and actions of Mahatma Gandhi but takes decisions against his policies. This shows how much he believes in the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi," Ashok Chaudhary said.
