# BJP slams Prashant Kishor for ‘shoot’ remark against Bihar CM 2026-10-16T14:32:23+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has sparked a political row in Bihar after a video of his remarks from a 10 October campaign event for the MLC elections went viral. In the video, Kishor is heard saying that if criminals have to be shot dead, there is no bigger criminal than Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary. He also questioned Chaudhary's educational qualifications and alleged criminal antecedents, and criticised the government's approach to dealing with criminals, which he called an 'encounter raj'. The BJP on 16 October condemned the remarks, with Bihar BJP president Prem Ranjan Patel (as reported by India Today) and Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi (as reported by the Times of India) separately demanding a public apology. Patel said political differences in a democracy did not justify language suggesting violence or threats. Saraogi called the remarks irresponsible and contrary to democratic norms, and accused Kishor of damaging Bihar's image. He also questioned Jan Suraaj's funding and Kishor's political record. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both India Today and the Times of India report the same core event but attribute the BJP's condemnation to different party presidents: India Today quotes Prem Ranjan Patel, while the Times of India quotes Sanjay Saraogi. The Times of India adds Saraogi's broader attack on Kishor's political record and funding, a detail India Today omits. India Today gives more space to Kishor's criticism of Chaudhary's qualifications and the encounter policy. The coverage is otherwise uniform straight reporting of a political controversy. Neither source names a next step beyond the demand for an apology. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - indiatoday.in (neutral report) Reports BJP reaction and Kishor's remarks without editorialising - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight news reporting with additional details on BJP's broader criticism This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bihar, BJP, Prashant Kishor, Samrat Chaudhary Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-slams-prashant-kishor-for-shoot-remark-against-bihar-cm/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-slams-prashant-kishor-for-shoot-remark-against-bihar-cm/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/