'Lalu wants 9th fail son to become king of Bihar': Prashant Kishor takes 'irony' jibe at RJD

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor. (File/PTI)

While graduates in Bihar struggle to find ordinary jobs, Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav wants his son Tejashwi, who could not pass Class 9, to become the 'king of Bihar', Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor said on Thursday.

Pointing out how Lalu Yadav ensured the advancement of his son, Kishor said that people need to learn how to take care of their children from the RJD chief.

"We need to learn from Lalu Prasad Yadav how to worry about children. Lalu ji's son did not pass the 9th class, but Lalu Yadav is so worried about his child that he still wants him to become the king of Bihar. When we say this, people say we are complaining about him. No! We are praising Lalu Yadav," Kishor said in Saran district of the state during his party's 'Bihar Badlav Yatra'.

"You look at your condition. Your child has passed matriculation, is a graduate, but he can't find a job as a peon," Kishor said further.

Kishor, whose party has decided to contest the Assembly elections in Bihar, is hoping to make a mark in the state. Noting that the overwhelming attendance during his rallies demonstrated people's discontent on the issue of corruption and joblessness and the aspiration to bring about a transformation in the state.

"It's not my personal graph that's rising -- it's the growing spiration of the people who want to see real change in Bihar. These people gathered here are not my relatives, nor are they from my caste. They come from diverse sections of society. But what unites them is a shared frustration -- everyone is fed up with the corruption that plagues Bihar. There is collective desire for change," he added.

Elections in Bihar are expected to be held in October-November this year. While the primary contest is expected to be between the NDA and Mahagathbandhan, the Jan Suraaj Party is hoping to make some impact in the polls and emerge as a deciding factor in government formation.