Prashant Kishor injured during Bihar rally, returns to Patna without addressing crowd in Arrah
The incident occurred during the "Bihar Badlav Sabha" when Prashant Kishor was interacting with people while leaning onto a moving car. He was rushed to a hospital in Arrah, where doctors advised immediate medical attention and referred him to Patna.
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor sustained an injury in his ribs during a public rally in Bihar's Arrah on Friday. The incident occurred during the "Bihar Badlav Sabha" when Kishor was interacting with people while leaning onto a moving car. Amidst the overwhelming crowd, he was pushed and reportedly hit the door of the vehicle near his ribs, said his party leaders. He was then rushed to a hospital in Arrah, where doctors advised immediate medical attention and referred him to Patna. Following this, he returned without delivering his speech.
Jan Suraaj president on Kishor's injury
Commenting on Kishor’s injury, the party’s national president Uday Singh said, “He was in the vehicle ahead of mine. As is often the case when crowds swell, he tends to open the car door and lean out halfway to interact with people. This habit puts strain on the door, and in such moments, it leaves his ribs exposed and vulnerable to injury. This is the second time such an incident has occurred.”
"Last time, it fractured...I didn't know he got injured. We met on the stage. When I saw him there, I asked him about it and then he told me about it...This is unfortunate. We have tried to stop him several times from doing this, but he doesn't stop. By God's grace, not much has happened to him. I think if he rests for a day, he will recover. But this is sort of a warning for everyone to be a little careful...A CT scan was done by the doctors. The scan has been sent to a specialist to see if there are any injuries anywhere else. But there is nothing like that. He might want to do it, but we would want him to not have any program tomorrow. He should rest for a day," he added.
Massive crowds flock to his rallies
Prashant Kishor is currently on a state-wide padyatra (foot march) across Bihar. His political outfit, Jan Suraaj, is preparing to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. His rallies have been drawing huge crowds from various regions. Recently, the party appointed former BJP MP Uday Singh as its first national president, while Kishor has chosen not to take any formal position within the party. So far, Kishor has completed 665 days of padyatra, covering 2,697 villages, 235 blocks, and 1,319 panchayats, engaging with people across the grassroots.
Called voter list revision a conspiracy
Earlier, on July 16, while addressing a gathering in Kishanganj, Kishor slammed the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list, calling it a "conspiracy" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He assured that Jan Suraaj would stand by those whose names have been unfairly removed from the electoral rolls.
It is to be noted here that Kishor's nine-month-old party is trying to carve out a stronghold among Bihar’s Muslim voters -- a community traditionally aligned with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He also took a sharp jibe at the RJD, indirectly referencing its lantern symbol and saying, “The RJD has treated Muslims as nothing more than kerosene for lighting its lantern. But the community has endured enough.”
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