Prashant Kishor urges Bihar chief minister and opposition leader to sit for Class 10 exam
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor challenged Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary and opposition figure Tejashwi Yadav to take their matriculation exams together.
In Patna, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor called on Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary and RJD working president Tejashwi Yadav to sit for their Class 10 examinations together. He recommended that education minister Mithilesh Tiwari put the proposal before the cabinet, turning a journalist's query about Tiwari urging Yadav to clear his exams into a broader challenge. Kishor highlighted that Yadav had discontinued schooling after a Class 9 failure, whereas Choudhary, now in his late 50s, previously listed himself as a Class 7 pass in a 2010 election affidavit despite later claiming a DLitt degree.
The 49-year-old strategist said the move would reassure Bihar's youth that their leaders can meet basic educational standards. He urged both politicians to accept the test as a symbol of accountability. The remarks were.
Why it matters
The challenge spotlights education standards and political accountability among Bihar's top leaders.
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