Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary had escaped trial in a decades-old murder case by “falsely” claiming to be a minor before the Supreme Court.

Addressing a press conference here, Kishor said Choudhary’s affidavit, filed in 2020 at the time of getting elected to the state legislative council, flew in the face of his earlier claim before the apex court, and demanded his “immediate dismissal”.

Choudhary, a former state BJP president who holds crucial portfolios like finance in the Nitish Kumar government, was not available for comments immediately.

Kishor said, “We will seek an appointment with the governor tomorrow to press for Choudhary’s sacking. We also urge Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally BJP to act no

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