Taking a jibe at both BJP and JD(U) which split on Sunday, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said, "These two parties will now starting fighting with each other on the streets, the people will take note of this. We were given votes in the Maharajgunj bypolls. We will trash both these parties in the next elections." ...
11:45 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Patna: RJD President Lalu Prasad on Sunday described the parting of ways between the JD(U) and the BJP as a divorce of love marriage between two mismatching partners, saying it was merely to keep him out of power. "The untimely break-up between the JD(U) and the BJP has exposed their unholy alliance...it is a divorce of love marriage between two mismatching partners," Prasad said. The RJD chief said Sharad Yadav...
06:20 PM, Jun 16, 2013
RJD chief Lalu Prasad said on Saturday his party has no role in the BJP-JD(U) split issue. "Nitish Kumar is an extremely opportunist and greedy person. He is nobody's friend. JDU's downfall began from Maharajganj bypolls," he said. ...
08:19 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Patna: Making a scathing attack on his rival, RJD President Lalu Prasad on Saturday described Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as "opportunist" and said his protest over Narendra Modi was "charade" for cornering Muslim votes. "Why did not he resign from NDA after Gujarat riots in 2002 like Ramvilas Paswan did?" Prasad asked. "Why did he not order a probe into Sabarmati train burning incident as a Railway minister in NDA...
06:40 PM, Jun 15, 2013
RJD President Lalu Prasad said communal forces are fighting within BJP, while commenting on BJP leader LK Advani's resignation. "There is not much difference between Advani and (Narendra) Modi. Both were blamed for the demolition of Babri Masjid in Gujarat that led to the death of thousands of innocent people," he said. ...
07:54 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Reacting to the Janata Dal United's loss in the Maharajganj by-poll in Bihar, party chief Sharad Yadav said, "It was RJD's seat but we will introspect because the margin of loss has increased," Sharad Yadav said. ...
02:17 PM, Jun 06, 2013
Patna: A day after the Janata Dal United suffered a big blow in the Maharajgang by-polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad is celebrating too early. RJD's Prabhunath Singh trounced JD(U) candidate and state Education Minister PK Shahi in the Maharajganj Lok Sabha by-poll by a huge margin of over 1,37,000 votes. "The by-polls loss in Maharajganj is no defeat for the...
11:11 AM, Jun 06, 2013
Lalu Prasad's RJD emerged victorious in the Bihar by-polls on Wednesday. ...
11:04 PM, Jun 05, 2013
While speaking to CNN-IBN, Lalu Prasad said he was trying for an alliance with the Congress and the LJP in Bihar. ...
04:56 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Maharajganj: Lalu Prasad-led RJD showed on Wednesday that the party was very much a force to reckon with in Bihar when its candidate Prabhunath Singh dealt a massive blow to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by trouncing JD(U) candidate and state Education Minister PK Shahi in the Maharajganj Lok Sabha bypoll by a huge margin of over 1,37,000 votes. Prabhunath Singh polled over 3.81 lakh votes, PK Shahi got over 2.44...
03:35 PM, Jun 05, 2013
The Rashtriya Janata Dal's Prabhunath Singh was leading in Maharajganj by a big margin. This could be a big blow for the Nitish Kumar government and herald the return of Lalu Prasad as a key player. ...
02:37 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Maharganj: RJD's Prabhunath Singh has swept the Maharajganj by-poll with a massive 1.36 lakh vote margin. The win is a big blow for the Nitish Kumar government as it heralds the return of Lalu Prasad as a key player. The main candidates were JD(U) leader and Bihar Education Minister PK Shahi, RJD's Prabhunath Singh and Congress candidate Jitendra Swami, the son of former RJD MP Umashankar Singh whose death necessitated...
10:50 AM, Jun 05, 2013
Patna: Voting in the by-election to the Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat in Bihar passed off peacefully on Sunday with 47 per cent polling, officials said. "About 47 per cent polling was recorded... It passed off peacefully barring some group clashes between supporters of rival candidates," said a police official. There were 15 lakh voters. Police arrested a dozen troublemakers on Sunday. The seat fell vacant after the death of Rashtriya...
10:46 AM, Jun 02, 2013
Maharajganj: It's been billed as the semi-final in Bihar. On June 2, Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency will have a bypoll and for Bihar's major political parties it is crucial test. For the Janata Dal (United)-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition, it is a litmus test while for the Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal it is a shot at redeeming itself. The scorching heat and dusty weather have failed to dampen electioneering. Bihar...
04:57 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Patna: A ruling JD(U) legislator in Bihar on Monday filed a criminal defamation suit against RJD President Lalu Prasad for allegedly using unparliamentary language against him. JD(U) Legislative Council member Sanjay Singh filed the criminal defamation suit against the Rashtriya Janata Dal president in the court of Chief Judical Magistrate RK Yadav. It was admitted and listed for hearing on Tuesday. Singh has alleged that Prasad had made a derogatory...
12:55 PM, May 20, 2013
Patna: The Patna High Court on Friday acquitted three Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) politicians - Pappu Yadav, Munna Shukla and Rajan Tiwari - accused in the Brij Bihari Prasad murder case. The three were acquitted for lack of evidence. The court decided to give all three MLAs the benefit of doubt. All three are behind bars presently. Sources say that Munna Shukla and Rajan Tiwari may be released soon, but...
04:41 PM, May 17, 2013
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar defended on Thursday his repeated demand for special status to the state saying it (the status) will boost private investment in a big way to accelerate its industrial development. "I am pushing for grant of special status to Bihar only to bring private investment in a big way to expedite industrialisation process for generation of employment opportunities," he said in a function at Pataliputra...
12:20 AM, May 17, 2013
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad held a massive 'Parivartan' rally in Patna as the Income Tax department issued a notice to his party seeking details of expenses for the rally. The rally which is being held at Gandhi Maidan in Patna is the first of its kind by RJD after 2005 when it lost power to the NDA. Lalu Prasad reportedly wanted to use the rally as a...
02:27 PM, May 15, 2013
Patna: With UPA-II having six ministers in the Railways during the present tenure, RJD president Lalu Prasad on Monday took a jibe saying since he left Railways his successors were getting "derailed". "After I left Rail Ministry, none of my successors have been able to stay there...everybody is getting derailed in the ministry," Lalu, who served as a rail minister in UPA-I, told reporters. Lalu was commenting on resignation of...
07:56 PM, May 13, 2013
Patna: The RJD on Monday demanded a high level inquiry into the Friday night's accident of party chief Lalu Prasad and accused the Bihar government for neglecting security of the former state chief minister. "Prasad enjoys Z Plus security net. Despite this he was not given any police escort though the DM and SP of Vaishali were given prior intimation of his visit to the district," Leader of Opposition in...
11:50 PM, May 06, 2013
