Ashok Choudhary

Prashant Kishor's 'chori-ch***ri' remark in a TV interview has triggered a row with Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary, bringing focus back on how Indian law defines casteist insults

At a press conference on September 19, Kishor accused Choudhary of involvement in an irregular land deal worth ₹200 crore

A day after he was sacked from his job, ousted Bihar Congress president Ashok Choudhary on Wednesday broke down before at a press conference and accused that the party removed him abruptly because he is a Dalit. The ousted congress leader also came down heavily on All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary CP Joshi and blamed him for "misleading the high-command about the party affairs in the state". "I don't deserve the way I was removed. The unceremonious exit of a Dalit is unfortunate and insulting. After the break-up of the Maha-Gathbandhan, I was ready to quit, but I didn't want to embarrass the party. I am a second generation congressman and gave my sweat and blood to resurrect the party. As a committed congressi, I deserved an honourable exit," Choudhary told at a press conference at his official residence in Patna on Wednesday. He said that his ouster as an "insult to the Dalit community", which is being honoured by Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi by having ...

Congress party leaders were unhappy with him for dwindling prospects in the state

The Congress has 27 MLAs in Bihar

He met Sonia Gandhi earlier this month and was asked to call off a campaign against Lalu Prasad

Interview with Bihar education minister