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Bihar Burning, But BJP And Nitish Kumar's Party Fighting: Prashant Kishor

  New Delhi: Election strategist Prashant Kishor has waded into the controversy surrounding the new military recruitment scheme 'Agnipath', especially the violent protests in Bihar, where the BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) are in power in an alliance. "For Agnipath, there should be agitation, not violence and sabotage. The people of Bihar are bearing the brunt of the conflict between JDU (Janata Dal United) and BJP. Bihar is burning and the leaders of both the parties are busy sparring and counter-alleging each other instead of solving the matter," Mr Kishor tweeted. "When we called the fire brigade, they said fire trucks will come only if the local administration officer allows it," a visibly upset Mr Jaiwal told reporters yesterday, alluding to inaction by state officials to prevent the attack at his home in Bihar's Bettiah town on Friday. "We are part of the state government alliance, but something like