Poster fury: Bounty on Congress' poll strategist Prashant Kishor

Congress state President Raj Babbar today spotted a poster announcing a reward of Rs 5 lakh to the person who finds political strategist Prashant Kishor and presents him before the party workers. The posters were removed immediately.

According to reports, the poster was put up by Rajesh Singh, secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, who however denied the charge. He has now been suspended.

Kishor has been facing criticism since the party lost in the recently-ended Uttar Pradesh election. He was handpicked by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to manage the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. Reports suggest that Kishor was the one to suggest the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance.