LALU ka "RAILAA "

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As expected after the Tehelka expose railway minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav, divided his time attacking Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, and the Gujarat counterpart, Narendra Modi, in his speech at Chetawani Rally in Patna on sunny, but pleasant, October 28 afternoon.

Demand the arrest of Narendra Modi, the Rashtriya Janata Dal president asked Nitish Kumar as the Sunday crowd in Gandhi Maidan roared. Lalu fully capitalized the sting operation and sought the arrest and subsequent trial of the Gujarat chief minister under Section 302. In between he taunted the Bihar chief minister to distance himself from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He spliced his speech with the mention of 2002 riots in Gujarat and the failure of the Nitish government in the last two years. He made it a point to single out the spokesman of the Janta Dal (United) to clarify that it was not just a rally of Yadavs, but of Dalits, Muslims, other backward castes, and upper caste people. He once invoked the Dalits and Muslims in the crowd to raise their hands to show their strength. The crowd responded.

Thanking the Kayastha Samaj for good presence in the rally Lalu said that his party stands for reservation to the economic backward section of the upper castes too.

He said that the RJD was even in the favour of Constitutional Amendment in this regard, but this reservation should not in any way impinge on those given to the backward castes.

While highlighting his achievement as the railway minister Lalu Yadav elaborated in detail the failure of the Nitish Kumar government be it in tackling the floods or in saving the life of Dalits or the rise in police atrocities on the people. He made special mention of Aurangzeb of Bhagalpur, who was tied to a police motor cycle and dragged by the mob two months back.

Stating that the countdown of the state government has began he said that the RJD could not wait for five years. He charged the Nitish government with not using the fund allotted by the Centre for the flood relief and exhorted that the state government will have to give account of each and every paise.

He refuted the allegation that he misused the railways for this rally stating that the people came on trucks, tractors, bullock carts and even on foot to the rally. He said that his party had paid for the special trains and said that any political party can hire trains for their rallies.

He also introduced his two sons but quipped that he would not allow them to come to politics. They play cricket. He then asked them to offer pranam to the crowd.
Those who spoke on the occasion are former chief minister, Rabri Devi, Union ministers Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Akhilesh Singh and others.

As expected after the Tehelka expose railway minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav, divided his time attacking Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, and the Gujarat counterpart, Narendra Modi, in his speech at Chetawani Rally in Patna on sunny, but pleasant, October 28 afternoon.

Demand the arrest of Narendra Modi, the Rashtriya Janata Dal president asked Nitish Kumar as the Sunday crowd in Gandhi Maidan roared. Lalu fully capitalized the sting operation and sought the arrest and subsequent trial of the Gujarat chief minister under Section 302. In between he taunted the Bihar chief minister to distance himself from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He spliced his speech with the mention of 2002 riots in Gujarat and the failure of the Nitish government in the last two years. He made it a point to single out the spokesman of the Janta Dal (United) to clarify that it was not just a rally of Yadavs, but of Dalits, Muslims, other backward castes, and upper caste people. He once invoked the Dalits and Muslims in the crowd to raise their hands to show their strength. The crowd responded.

Pix: Manish Sinha

Thanking the Kayastha Samaj and Brahmrishi Samaj (Bhumihars) for good presence in the rally Lalu said that his party stands for reservation to the economic backward section of the upper castes too. He said that the RJD was even in the favour of Constitutional Amendment in this regard, but this reservation should not in any way impinge on those given to the backward castes.

While highlighting his achievement as the railway minister Lalu Yadav elaborated in detail the failure of the Nitish Kumar government be it in tackling the floods or in saving the life of Dalits or the rise in police atrocities on the people. He made special mention of Aurangzeb of Bhagalpur, who was tied to a police motor cycle and dragged by the mob two months back.

Stating that the countdown of the state government has began he said that the RJD could not wait for five years. He charged the Nitish government with not using the fund allotted by the Centre for the flood relief and exhorted that the state government will have to give account of each and every paise.

He refuted the allegation that he misused the railways for this rally stating that the people came on trucks, tractors, bullock carts and even on foot to the rally. He said that his party had paid for the special trains and said that any political party can hire trains for their rallies.

He also introduced his two sons but quipped that he would not allow them to come to politics. They play cricket. He then asked them to offer pranam to the crowd.
Those who spoke on the occasion are former chief minister, Rabri Devi, Union ministers Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Akhilesh Singh and others.