Newly-elected Bihar MLC Sachchidanand Rai meets Prashant Kishor, discusses state’s financial points

Express News Service

PATNA: Newly elected member of Bihar legislative council Sachchidanand Rai on Sunday known as on political strategist turned political activist Prashant Kishor on the latter’s residence in Patna, creating ripples in political circles within the state.

Rai obtained elected from Saran seat regardless of robust opposition from BJP, the celebration he remained related to forward of the legislative council election. 

Rai contested as unbiased candidate after ticket denied to him from the seat he had represented earlier. He lastly emerged victorious for the second consecutive time period.

Rai’s win got here as a setback for the BJP, which might win solely six out of 12 seats it had contested within the election. 

Denial of ticket to Rai antagonized higher caste voters, who did not assist the BJP’s official nominee Dharmendra Kumar, who stood third within the elections.

Rai in his assertion stated that he was happy to see Kishor, who not too long ago launched ‘Jan Suraaj’ (good governance) marketing campaign to carry all like minded folks on a platform with an intention to set the method of state’s all spherical growth rolling.

The points associated to migration of employees from Bihar to different states in quest of jobs, creation of job alternatives, well being, training and  strengthening the essential infrastructure within the state had been mentioned at size at Rai’s maiden assembly with Kishor.

Rai expressed concern over the state occupying twenty eighth rank by way of financial actions within the nation. 

“This situation is more or less the same for the last three decades,” he stated, including that it’s excessive time that the folks ought to come ahead to take the state to a brand new peak of growth.

Earlier, Kishor met academicians, political activists, RTI activists, college students of Patna University, retired professors and folks from different strata of society to get suggestions concerning the state’s affairs. His assembly with such folks remains to be persevering with.

Recently Kishor introduced to undertake 3000-km lengthy ‘pad yatra’ from West Champaran district on October 2.

During his ‘pad yatra’ he’s supposed to satisfy folks and get acquainted with issues confronted by them.