But later attacked Kumar with failure to do enough for a state that still lagged behind the rest of India on most development parameters
Patna: A case has been registered against election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Thursday for alleged plagiarism in his ‘Baat Bihar Ki’ campaign launched here last week, police said.
As per the complaint registered at the Pataliputra police station in the city on Wednesday night, Kishor has used content developed by Shashwat Gautam, a data analytics coordinator with the Congress, for his campaign, said Station House Officer (SHO) Kamleshwar Prasad Singh.
The SHO said, Gautam has also named as accused his former aide Osama, who was privacy to the content and whom he suspects of making the same available to Kishor after parting ways.
Singh said On the basis complaint, a case has been lodged under sections 420 (cheating and dishonesty) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code, he added. Further investigation in the matter is underway.
Gautam, who hails from the East Champaran district, joined the Congress in 2019. The George Washington University alumnus was earlier associated with city-based think tank ADRI and served as an advisor to Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Prashant Kishor had launched his campaign on February 18, a month after being removed from the JD(U) headed by Kumar. Kishor credited Kumar’s achievements for 15 years in power. But later attacked Kumar with failure to do enough for a state that still lagged behind the rest of India on most development parameters.
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