Patna: BJP on Wednesday slammed Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor after a video showing the party’s state president, Manoj Bharti, being manhandled went viral. It questioned Kishor’s claims of transparency and accountability and sought answers over allegations of Rs 70 lakh in unpaid dues to a vendor.BJP spokesperson Prem Ranjan Patel questioned Kishor over the incident involving a Dalit Jan Suraaj functionary. He sought an explanation about the alleged dues and the confrontation.The video, filmed outside the Jan Suraaj office in Patna and circulated on social media on Wednesday, shows Bharti sitting in the back seat of a car when a man wearing a white kurta and cap approaches the vehicle and grabs him by the collar, apparently leading to a scuffle.Bharti described the incident as an old one and said a complaint had already been lodged with Patna Police. Kishor is likely to clarify the issue on Thursday, a party functionary said.Patel said, “If a dispute over pending payments escalated to the extent that the aggrieved party resorted to such an action, an impartial investigation must be conducted and those responsible must be held accountable. Bihar does not need grand speeches; it needs transparency, timely payments and responsible conduct.”The allegations regarding the Rs 70 lakh in outstanding dues and the circumstances leading to the alleged confrontation have not been independently established so far.
