Prashant Kishor discharged from hospital, resumes fast-unto-death

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor was discharged from hospital in Patna today after his health improved, the party said.

But the 47 year old former strategist is still on his ‘fast unto death’ that he started on January 2 against BPSC exams scam.

"Prashant Kishor's 'anshan' (fast) in support of BPSC aspirants continues. He has been discharged from the hospital in the evening as his health has improved. Further details about his 'satyagraha' will be made known tomorrow," the statement said.

Kishor was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested by police for staging a dharna at a place where dharnas are not allowed and was granted bail hours later. He was kept in ICU for a day and then shifted to general ward as his party colleagues asked the aspirants and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to pressure him to break the fast.

Meanwhile a seven member delegation of the party led by working president Manoj Bharti met the Governor Arif Mohammad Khan at Raj Bhavan.

Speaking to media after the meeting Bharti said, "We submitted a memorandum to the governor who expressed concern over Prashant Kishor's prolonged fast. We told him that Kishor could be convinced to call off the fast if the chief minister agreed to talk to a delegation of aggrieved candidates."

"The governor told us that it was a doable thing and he would have a word with the chief minister, in the interest of students as well as well-being of Prashant Kishor," he added.