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Patna Court Summons Prashant Kishor in Ashok Choudhary Defamation Case as NDA Tensions Rise

Senior alliance figures now press the accused to respond, signaling growing strain before Bihar’s election.

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Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor at a press conference, in Patna, 19 Sept

Overview

  • The Patna chief judicial magistrate directed Prashant Kishor to appear on October 17 in a defamation case filed by JD(U) minister Ashok Choudhary.
  • Choudhary has also served a Rs 100 crore legal notice over Kishor’s separate claim of benami land purchases worth about Rs 200 crore, which he denies while saying the assets were disclosed in his election affidavit.
  • BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal has filed a defamation case against Kishor over allegations tied to a ‘petrol-diesel’ scam, expanding the dispute into multiple legal fronts.
  • Senior BJP leader R. K. Singh publicly urged Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary and state party chief Dilip Jaiswal to present evidence or step down, while JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar asked Ashok Choudhary to clarify his position.
  • Kishor’s allegations target several NDA leaders, including questions over Samrat Choudhary’s educational credentials, claims about Dilip Jaiswal’s control of a Kishanganj medical college, and assertions regarding Mangal Pandey’s property finances, which those named reject.