Kishor’s Jan Suraj a platform, not party yet!

Talks of 3,000-km padyatra

Prashant Kishore Pandey on Thursday deferred the announcement of his new political party, but promised to launch a year-long 3,000-km padayatra in Bihar.

PK, who held meetings with 150 non-political persons over the last four days in Patna said the padyatra would start on Gandhi jayanti from Motihari, where Mahatma Gandhi had started Satyagrah.

Prashant who was national vice president of the JD-U and adviser to Chief Minister with cabinet rank alleged that Nitish Kumar failed to provide good governance and like 15 years of LaluRabri rule, Bihar couldn’t be developed during the 15-year regime of Nitish rule though both at the Centre and Bihar, NDA governments are in power.

He regretted that during Nitish’s rule too, Bihar was at the bottom of healthcare and the education system has collapsed.

He promised to dedicate his life, wealth and time in developing

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here is no frustration with Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi is such a big man. I am a man from an ordinary family – what problem could I possibly have with someone so exalted as Rahul Gandhi? I have no problem with him.

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e called me, spoke to me. If he doesn't call and says he does not want to talk to me, then I can't speak to him. A trust deficit is between equals. I am hardly Rahul Gandhi's equal.

Bihar and would remain in the state. Since the Assembly election is three years away, there was no immediate reason to form a new political party.

A native of Rohtas district, PK hoped to bring total transformation in Bihar through his platform which promised the “Best Politics”.