Bihar Congress leaders to protest outside Delhi party HQ, seek Rahul Gandhi meeting, state chief’s removal

A photograph of Jan Suraaj founder and Bankipur MLA Prashant Kishor with top Bihar officials has sparked debate and prompted a response from the Chief Secretary's office. The image showed Kishor in the company of senior officials, including the Director General of Police, the Additional Director General of Police (Traffic), and the Patna Commissioner, raising questions about the nature of the meeting.

The Chief Secretary's office clarified that Kishor had met the chief secretary separately in the visitors' room on August 27, while another meeting involving several senior officers was already underway. Kishor had requested an appointment through a letter dated August 20 and was given time on August 27. The clarification came a day after Kishor met Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit, leading to photographs showing him with the senior officials.

The official account differs from the impression created by the photograph and Kishor's own description of the meeting. While the photo led to speculation about the unusual sight of the entire top brass of the Bihar government attending to a first-time MLA's constituency issues, Kishor claimed that the meeting was partly a follow-up to his August 18 meeting with the DGP, where he had raised issues concerning traffic, dry intoxication, and alleged illegal collections from roadside vendors.

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