Prashant Kishor demands medical bulletin on Nitish Kumar's mental health condition
Sheikhpura (Bihar), Mar 25 (PTI): Jan Suraaj Party leader Prashant Kishor on Tuesday demanded a medical bulletin on the mental health condition of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
He alleged that Kumar was being prevented from addressing functions and press conferences in a bid to shield him from public scrutiny.
Nevertheless, the JD(U) chief keeps making news for odd behaviour, he said, while addressing a press conference in Sheikhpura district.
The former poll strategist, who had a brief stint in the JD(U) headed by Kumar, which ended with his expulsion following a spat with the party supremo, said, "Concerns over the chief minister's mental health were first raised by his close aide, the late Sushil Modi, in 2023. For the last couple of years, the people of Bihar have been observing his behaviour."
There have been attempts to shield Nitish Kumar from public scrutiny by preventing him from interacting with the press and addressing public functions. Nonetheless, he keeps making news for odd behaviour, Kishor alleged.
"Kumar has been forgetting the names of cabinet colleagues. He has also been unable to remember, while on tour, which district he was in. During recent agitations over BPSC exams, I learnt he was not aware of the happenings in the state," claimed the 47-year-old politician.
He added, tongue in cheek, "If a medical bulletin is issued, it will remove from the minds of the people any misgivings about Nitish Kumar's soundness of mind. But I am sure he will not agree to such a thing."
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SRH beat KKR by 65 runs in IPL
Kolkata (PTI): Heinrich Klaasen hit a strokeful fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs in their IPL match here on Thursday.
Sent in to bat, Travis Head (46) and Abhishek Sharma (48) shared an opening stand of 82 runs off 34 balls to set up the platform, while Klaasen (52) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (39) provided the late charge as SRH posted a challenging 226 for 8.
In reply, KKR folded for 161 in 16 overs with Angkrish Raghuvanshi top-scoring with a 29-ball 52.
For KKR, Blessing Muzarabani (4/41), Vaibhav Arora (2/47) Kartik Tyagi (1/48) and Anukul Roy (1/16) shared the wickets.
For SRH, Jaydev Unadkat (3/21) snapped three wickets, while Nitish Kumar Reddy (2/17) and Eshan Malinga (2/14) picked two wickets each.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 226 for 8 in 20 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 52; Blessing Muzarabani 4/41).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 161 all out in 16 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 52; Jaydev Unadkat 3/21, Nitish Kumar Reddy 2/17, Eshan Malinga 2/14).
