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Shatrughan Sinha calls Prashant Kishor's Bankipur win a silver lining
A famous politician named Shatrughan Sinha was happy about an election win.
A man named Prashant Kishor won a small election in a place called Bankipur.
Sinha said it was a big win even though the ruling team used money and power against him.
He thinks Bihar still has many problems, like poverty and people leaving for jobs.
Sinha was also upset about students who protested because exam papers were leaked.
He said students were hit and even strong guns were used against them.
He wants the Prime Minister to talk about this in Parliament instead of staying quiet.
He said the education minister quit because students asked for fairness.
Sinha also thanked a leader named Rahul Gandhi for helping the students.
Finally, he asked everyone to pray for an actor, Mithun Chakraborty, who is sick in a hospital in Kolkata.
TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha called Prashant Kishor's victory in the Bankipur assembly bypoll a "silver lining" amid the dark clouds of Bihar politics.
Sinha said Kishor won against all odds despite the ruling alliance (NDA) using political, financial and muscle power.
He alleged AK-47 rifles and pellet guns were used against students during NEET paper leak protests and demanded to know who authorised them.
Sinha claimed Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Union Education Minister because the government had to bow to Gen Z students' demand for justice.
He praised Rahul Gandhi for vigorously taking up students' issues and wished actor-politician Mithun Chakraborty a speedy recovery.
- Who
- TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha, commenting on Prashant Kishor's bypoll victory and on police action against students; also praising Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
- What
- Sinha called Kishor's Bankipur win a 'silver lining' and criticised the government over violence against student protesters and the NEET paper leak.
- Where
- Patna, Bihar, with references to protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and in Jharkhand.
- When
- Friday, August 7, during a PTI Video interview.
- Why
- Sinha believes good people entering politics, like Kishor, raise hope for Bihar's development, and that accountability is needed for violence against students.
Key facts
- Event
- Prashant Kishor's victory in the Bankipur assembly bypoll
- Commentator
- TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha (originally BJP, briefly Congress, now TMC)
- Date
- Friday, August 7
- Location
- Interview in Patna during visit to his hometown
- Main Allegations
- AK-47 rifles and pellet guns used against students during NEET paper leak protests
- Resignation
- Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Union Education Minister
- State of Bihar
- Per capita income below national average; poverty, unemployment and outmigration at 'miserable' levels
- Other Note
- Mithun Chakraborty admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata
Quotes
Shatrughan Sinha
TMC MP and former BJP and Congress politician
“People have immense hope in Prashant Kishor, and they expect him to develop Bankipur and Bihar.”
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“Along with pellet guns, AK-47 rifles were used against students.”
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