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Prashant Kishor Dares Bihar CM, Tejashwi Yadav to Take Class 10 Exam
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Moneycontrol•26-08-2026, 08:06
Prashant Kishor Dares Bihar CM, Tejashwi Yadav to Take Class 10 Exam
- •Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor challenged Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary and LoP Tejashwi Yadav to jointly sit for and pass their matriculation exams.
- •Kishor suggested Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari propose this idea in the next cabinet meeting.
- •The challenge came after Tiwari advised Yadav to clear his class 10 exams before supporting student protests.
- •Kishor extended the challenge to Choudhary, citing his own previous claim that the CM's 2010 election affidavit stated he was class 7 pass, despite now possessing a DLitt degree.
- •Kishor appealed to both leaders to accept the challenge for the sake of Bihar's youth, emphasizing that citizens should trust their leaders' basic educational capabilities.
Key Question Answered
Education is a key issue in Bihar's political discourse because the state faces challenges such as a lack of quality education in government schools, a need for improved infrastructure, and concerns about exam paper leaks and irregularities in competitive exams. Political figures have also highlighted the low educational attainment of some leaders as a reason for the state's underdevelopment.
