Class 7-fail person: Prashant Kishor mocks Bihar CM's 'crime-apraadh' distinction

Prashant Kishor mocked Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary over his crime-apraadh distinction. He also warned two defecting MLCs and backed the Madhubani shooting victim's family.Prashant Kishor mocks Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary over crime-apraadh remarkPatna,Nov 4, 2026 23:26 ISTJan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday mocked Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary over his recent remarks distinguishing between “crime” and “apraadh”, or offence, news agency PTI reported.Kishor said such statements could be expected when a “Class 7-fail person” was made a leader. He also commented on two Independent members of the Bihar Legislative Council joining the BJP and an incident in Madhubani in which a police officer allegedly opened fire, killing one person and injuring three others.Addressing a gathering in Begusarai, Kishor said the chief minister gave people an opportunity to laugh every five to 10 days through his remarks.At an event in New Delhi on Tuesday, Choudhary had claimed that there could be some “apraadh” in Bihar but the state had got rid of crime. “Hamare yahan koi apraadh nahi hai. Apraadh ka concept hi khatam ho chuka hai. Crime ho sakte hain, lekin apraadh nahi, koi apraadhi nahi hai (There is no crime in Bihar. The very concept of crime has been eliminated. There may be crimes, but there is no ‘apraadh’. There are no criminals),” the chief minister had said.Responding to the remarks, Kishor said, “When a person who has failed Class 7 is made a leader, such statements can be expected. The CM gives people an opportunity to laugh every five to 10 days.” Commenting on two Independent MLCs joining the BJP, Kishor said both were likely to lose their membership for allegedly engaging in unconstitutional activities and that even a BJP government could not save them.Independent MLCs Banshidhar Brajwasi and Rahul Raj announced on October 31 that they had joined the BJP, days after being elected to the Bihar Legislative Council, according to PTI. Opposition parties have demanded their disqualification under the anti-defection law.Kishor also addressed the Madhubani incident in which an assistant sub-inspector allegedly fired his service revolver, killing one person and injuring three others. He said the Jan Suraaj Party stood firmly with the victim’s family.A party delegation met the family on Wednesday and further steps would be taken based on its findings, he added.The assistant sub-inspector allegedly opened fire after being caught inside the house of his alleged paramour in a village in Madhubani district. He fled after the shooting and police have been searching for him, PTI reported.- Ends