Lalu Prasad washes hands off Shahabuddin's bail, praises Akhilesh Yadav's governance in UP

RJD Chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav today washed his hands from Bihar strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin's bail issue claiming that Bihar was in the hands of a coalition government and each party had different leaders and different agendas.

Answering a question, Yadav said that the UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is doing a great job and the state has developed a great deal under his governance, which was a reason why the Samajwadi Party will be re-elected to power in 2017.

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BJP ENGAGES IN FARCE, SAYS LALU PRASAD YADAV

Commenting on the BJP, Lalu termed it as a party that engaged in farce in the name of religion, with the aid of the so-called 'saints' associated with the party. He said that merely wearing saffron colored clothes does not make someone saint.

Lalu launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded to know if the media thought acchhe din are here or not. He said that false promises do not help govern a country.

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LALU ON FREE MOBILE SCHEME

Asked for his comments on the Akhilesh's free mobile scheme in UP, Lalu said that it was public money that was being utilized to distribute mobiles in the public, so he saw nothing wrong in that.

Taking a soft approach to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's Ayodhya and Hanumangarhi visits, Lalu said that if Rahul reached 'Hanumanji', consider him to have visited all places since God is one.

Lalu also visited the Mathura-based shrine of renowned saint Devraha Baba and offered his respects. He said that he had previously visited the shrine to meet Devraha baba in 1987. He said that he had met the saint for the first time in Devaria. He also visited the shrine of saint Narayan Das.

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