PATNA: Jan Suraaj Party founder and Bankipur MLA Prashant Kishor on Sunday promised to provide 10,000 jobs to “educated unemployed” youth in those constituencies where JSP wins in the Bihar MLC elections.Addressing a press conference, Kishor said the responsibility of securing employment for at least 10,000 unemployed youths from each victorious constituency would rest with the Jan Suraaj Party, himself and the winning candidate, news agensy ANI reported.“I assure you that the announcement I made for the educated unemployed in Bankipur, regarding 10,000 jobs, will be fulfilled in the constituencies where voters support Jan Suraaj candidates. The responsibility of providing jobs to at least 10,000 unemployed children from that constituency will be Jan Suraaj’s, Prashant Kishor’s, and our winning candidate’s,” Kishor said.The Bankipur MLA also claimed that the teaching community holds strong expectations from the Jan Suraaj Party, asserting that he would personally stand in support of their movement and legitimate demands.“The time has come to announce candidates for the elections to the eight Legislative Council seats. The teaching community holds a strong expectation that ‘Jan Suraaj’ and I, Prashant Kishor, personally will stand in support of their movement and their legitimate demands,” Kishor said.Kishor had announced candidates for five constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Council ahead of the polls.Elections are slated to be held for eight seats, including four teachers’ and four graduates’ constituencies.The terms of the incumbent members are set to expire in November, ANI reported.Meanwhile, RJD leader and Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on September 17 attacked the state government over the alleged expenditure of Rs 100 crore on lighting lamps on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, questioning the move when lakhs of people are affected by devastating floods in the state.“You must have noticed that over 45 lakh people in Bihar are suffering due to devastating floods; they have no food or clean water, and lives are being lost. Yet the government has made no proper arrangements for them. Instead, on the Prime Minister’s birthday, a staggering Rs 100 crore, drawn from the state’s already depleted treasury, is being squandered merely on lighting lamps,” Yadav told reporters.Yadav’s remarks came as Bihar continued to grapple with severe flooding, with nearly 50 lakh people displaced across the state.The BJP organised the ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ nationwide from September 17 to October 17 to mark PM Modi’s birthday, with several BJP leaders and chief ministers extending greetings.(With agency inputs)
