Lalu's in-laws had no ticket to ride

NO JOYRIDE: Lalu's father-in-law had to pay a fine for ticketless travel and buy tickets on Tuesday.

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Patna: Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav's parents-in-law thought they could take the Indian Railways for ride.

But when the ticket collector of Sampark Kranti Express—in which they were travelling—came calling, the in-laws soon turned into outlaws.

Lalu's father-in-law, Shiv Prasad Yadav, and his wife were caught traveling without tickets in AC 1st class compartment at Chhapra junction in Bihar on Tuesday.

As the ticket collector asked, "Who asked you to sit here? Please vacate the seats," Lalu's father-in-law, Shiv Prasad Yadav, first tried to prevail upon them, but later gave in and had to pay a fine and buy tickets.

The opposition has been quick to grab the opportunity to criticise the Railway Minister.

"They think they don't need tickets as their son-in-law is the Railway Minister," says JD (U) leader Shiva Nand Tiwari.

But it isn't the first time that such an incident has taken place. Ever since Lalu took charge of the ministry, his in-laws have been accused of misusing railway property.

Earlier, Lalu's brother-in-law Subash Yadav had forced the Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani express to change its platform at Patna junction.

"Every one knows how Subhash Yadav changed the platform of the Rajdhani train," says Shiva Nand Tiwari.

Lalu and other leaders of the RJD have been silent on the issue. Perhaps, they are searching for words to defend the act.