'Mentally Unfit': Ahead Of Bihar Polls, Prashant Kishor Calls For CM Nitish Kumar's Resignation

Jan Suraaj founder demands Nitish Kumar's resignation, citing physical exhaustion and mental unfitness.

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Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday demanded the resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, claiming that the Janata Dal (United) chief's ability to govern has been compromised due to his physical exhaustion and mental unfitness.

Recalling the BPSC protests, he claimed that Kumar's mental condition has deteriorated so much that he is unaware of what is happening in the state.

"The first person to comment on Nitish Kumar's health was his ally, Sushil Kumar Modi... Since then, many Bihar Ministers have commented on his health. I never made a comment on it till January. But during the BPSC protests, I learned that Nitish Kumar's mental condition has deteriorated so much that he has no clue what's going on in the state," Kishor said during the press conference, ANI reported.

Kishor called for Kumar's resignation, claiming that he is physically tired and mentally unfit.

He added, "Nitish Kumar is physically tired and mentally unfit. If you want evidence for this, just ask him to name the Ministers in his Council. Nitish Kumar should resign."

On Thursday, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav shared a video on microblogging site X of Nitish Kumar at an event in which he seemed to be gesturing and apparently talking at the time when the national anthem was being played. 

Yadav posted on X, "At least please do not insult the national anthem, Hon'ble Chief Minister. You insult youth, students, women and elderly people every day. Sometimes they clap on Mahatma Gandhi's martyrdom day and mock his martyrdom, and sometimes they clap on the national anthem!"