Political strategist Prashant Kishor was hospitalized on Tuesday morning after his health worsened due to a hunger strike he had started on 2 January in support of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) candidates.
After his release from Beur Jail on Monday evening, authorities rushed Kishor to Medanta Hospital in Patna after an ambulance arrived at his Sheikhpura residence.
A doctor who accompanied the ambulance explained that Kishor was suffering from dehydration, gastritis, and abdominal pain due to prolonged fasting.
The doctor stated, “He has not consumed food for several days, leading to dehydration, gastritis, and abdominal pain in both the lower and upper regions.”
A team of doctors at Medanta Hospital is evaluating his health to assess his condition.
Kishor had initiated the hunger strike at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan, demanding the cancellation of the 70th BPSC examination, alleging irregularities in the process.
This Fight Is For Fundamental Rights & Justice: Prashant Kishor
The police arrested him on Monday morning and presented him in the Patna Civil Court, which granted him conditional bail on a bond of Rs 25,000.
However, Kishor refused to accept the bail conditions, which required him to cease protests. Instead, he chose judicial custody, stating that his fight was for fundamental rights and justice.
Kishor noted, “This fight is for fundamental rights and justice. If raising one’s voice against injustices, like the use of lathis on women and youth, is a crime in Bihar, then I am ready to go to jail. Bihar is a place where Mahatma Gandhi did the Satyagraha, and if doing the same here is a crime, then I am ready to do such a crime.”
After declining the bail conditions, the authorities placed Kishor under judicial custody for 14 days.
However, the court later granted him unconditional bail, leading to his release from Beur Central Jail on Monday night.
Following his release, Kishor emphasized that the movement would continue, with a resolution hoped for at the same historic Gandhi Maidan.
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