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The newly elected Bankipur MLA also outlined plans to strengthen government schools in the state.
With his victory in the Bankipur bypoll, Kishor ended the BJP’s three-decade dominance in the constituency.
Jan Suraaj Party leader Prashant Kishor, who recently wrested the Bankipur constituency from the BJP, has shifted his focus to employment, setting a target of helping at least 10,000 local youths secure private-sector jobs within the next two years.
With his victory in the Bankipur bypoll, Kishor ended the BJP’s three-decade dominance in the constituency. The bypoll in Bankipur Assembly was held as the seat had fallen vacant after BJP president Nitin Nabin resigned following his election to the Rajya Sabha.
During his first visit to the constituency after his win in the August 3 bypoll, Kishor launched a thanksgiving tour and appealed to families to submit the CVs and biodata of educated unemployed youths at his office. Addressing concerns over his absence from the constituency in the days following the election, Kishor said he remained committed to working for Bankipur residents.
What Prashant Kishor Promised?
In a public address in Bankipur, Kishor said, “If your children are educated yet unemployed, bring their CVs to our office. We will arrange jobs for at least 10,000 of them within the next two years. Through the big contacts I have, and the people I have helped in the past, I will make sure they get job in different parts of the country.”
Kishor said he will facilitate jobs within Bihar once Jan Suraaj Party comes to power but “for the time being, you will have to settle for jobs both within and outside the state”, PTI reported.
Prashant Kishor Outlines Plans To Strengthen Govt Schools
The newly elected Bankipur MLA also outlined plans to strengthen government schools. Kishor set a one-year deadline for improving the standard of education in government schools, saying the changes should be significant enough to encourage parents to choose them for their children.
“Within a year, the quality of education in government schools will be improved to an extent that people will enrol their children in those institutions. If it does not happen, the responsibility of getting them enrolled in private schools and paying fees will fall on Prashant Kishor,” he said.
He also criticised the use of force against student protesters in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and Jharkhand, warning that such measures would not deter young people from raising their concerns.
“Lathi charge occurred in both New Delhi and Jharkhand, but the governments cannot intimidate the youth with the fear of lathis. There is an undercurrent force which, if problems are not solved in due time, will keep spreading,” Kishor said.
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