Sitamarhi, July 10 -- Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) chief Prashant Kishor has heaped praise on NSUI national in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar, calling him "Congress's most influential leader in Bihar," while hinting at internal tensions within the INDIA bloc. Kishor claimed that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is "scared" of leaders like Kanhaiya, fearing they may "challenge the leadership."

His remarks came after Kanhaiya Kumar, along with Pappy Yadav, was barred by security personnel from boarding a van during the Mahagathbandhan protest against electoral roll revision in poll-bound Bihar.

Speaking to ANI about the incident, Kishor said that the RJD do not want an influential leader like Kanhaiya to be "active" in Congress. He added that Congress has...