JD(U) vice president Prashant Kishor's meeting with Patna University Vice Chancellor has raised eyebrows with ally BJP as well as adversaries accusing him of meddling in the students union elections, even as he attacked the RSS' student wing ABVP after his vehicle was vandalised allegedly by students outside the VC's residence.
Kishor, a poll strategist-turned-politician who was inducted into the party by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in September and catapulted to the top post within a few weeks, said he was unhurt in the Monday night incident but targeted the ABVP, saying it can't get rid of its nervousness over possible defeat in the students union polls by throwing stones at his car.
Chhatra JD(U), students wing of Kishor's party, is contesting the PUSU elections, for which voting is scheduled on Wednesday.
The BJP, meanwhile, lodged a protest with Bihar Governor Lalji Tandon, who is also the Chancellor of all state universities, and demanded that he either sack the VC or stop the election process with immediate effect. It also protested the detention of ABVP activists in connection with the attack on Kishor's vehicle
The AAP's local unit also staged a demonstration at the Kargil Chowk, where its members set afire effigies of the Chief Minister and Kishor. They accused the JD(U) leaders of trying to influence the outcome of PUSU polls in collusion with the VC
After the incident, Kishor tweeted, "The news about my injury is false. I'm fine, thanks for the concern. @ABVPVoice u need to do better than let few hooligans & antisocial elements. The nervousness due to possible defeat in Patna University Students Union Polls won't be lessened by throwing stones at my vehicles."
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