Prashant Kishor hospitalised as he vows to continue indefinite hunger strike
The Jan Suraaj party founder has been holding a protest seeking the cancellation of the recently-held Bihar Public Service Commission preliminary exam.
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Jan Suraaj party founder Prashant Kishor was hospitalised on Tuesday after suffering from dehydration, a day after he was arrested and subsequently released on bail, reported PTI.
Kishor has been on an indefinite hunger strike since January 2 to press for the cancellation of the recently-held Bihar Public Service Commission preliminary examination.
On Tuesday, the party leaders took him to a private hospital in Patna by ambulance after a doctor recommended hospitalisation.
“There are certain medical issues that need to be thoroughly examined,” said the doctor. “He is suffering from infection and dehydration. He is also weak and feeling discomfort.”
Kishor, however, told reporters before leaving for the hospital that his indefinite hunger strike would continue.
The Jan Suraaj party founder was arrested in the early hours of Monday on charges of violating orders prohibiting public gatherings and sitting on a hunger strike at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan without the permission of authorities. Hours later, a Patna court granted him bail, and directed him to submit a bond of Rs 25,000.
However, his lawyer Shivanand Giri said that the court also imposed a condition that Kishor should state in writing that he would not commit such an offence again. As the Jan Suraaj party founder did not accept these conditions, the court remanded him to judicial custody, the...
