RJD signals break with Cong as Lalu sticks to his stand
Agencies
Posted: Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 at 1918 hrs IST
Updated: Saturday, Mar 21, 2009 at 1918 hrs IST
New Delhi: Signalling a final break with Congress in Bihar, RJD Supremo Lalu Prasad said his party and LJP will put up candidates in the three Lok Sabha constituencies now held by the Sonia Gandhi-led party in the state.
Taking a jibe at Congress' decision to contest 37 of 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, he said "if they (Congress) were so strong, why were they demanding seats from us? Instead, we should have demanded the seats from them."
Earlier this week, RJD and LJP headed by Ram Vilas Paswan announced a seat-sharing deal in Bihar leaving just three seats for Congress held by it now.
Prasad said he held Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in high esteem and insisted RJD was still ‘part and parcel of UPA’.
"We (LJP and RJD) are in UPA in Bihar. Congress alone is not UPA," he said.
Ridiculing Congress' decision to leave three seats in Bihar- two from where Prasad is contesting and the other where Paswan is in fray, Prasad said "why are they leaving three seats? Let them contest all 40 seats."
Prasad dismissed suggestions that desertion of his brother in law Sadhu Yadav, a sitting MP from party and some other RJD leaders, could weaken RJD.
He urged the media not to describe Sadhu Yadav as his brother- in-law saying, "we have been purified with their (Yadav and other RJD leaders, who joined Congress) exit".
Comments
» LOYLTY OF POLITICIANS
Posted by B S GANESH, on 2009-03-23 20:39:23.177809+05:30
OUR POLITICIANS ARE WORSE THAN ANIMALS. PLEASE DON'T MISTAKE ME. MY CONCLUSION IS BASED ON THEIR BEHAVIOUR. THEY ARE NOT LOYAL TO ANY PARTY AND PERHAPS NOT EVEN TO THEIR COUNTRY WHICH HAS MADE THEM GREAT. LOYALTY MUST BE FIRM AND MUST NOT VANISH AT ANY TIME. LALOO OR MANY PEOPLE SHOWED THEIR LOYALTY TO CONGRESS LED UPA FOR GETTING MINISTER'S POST. AS END OF THE TERM HAS COME LOYALTY IS BEING CHANGED. THIS MAKES ME FEEL MOST POLITICIANS ARE WORSE THAN ANIMALS. B S GANESH
» RJD vs Congress
Posted by MDAS on 2009-03-22 13:17:31.378891+05:30
It is high time the people of this country understand that all these regional parties inimical to notion of one country. We should have system of two or three parties and people should elect the hardworking sincere and truithful persons as MPs. These regional parties are just tools for individuals and they waiting bargain without any regard for the nation.
» UPA
Posted by dsrao on 2009-03-22 10:40:30.183253+05:30
why english news channels are silent.Now the UPA disintegratig slowly.
» will they form U.P.A again?
Posted by hera on 2009-03-22 10:04:10.321538+05:30
it's not wonder to me an all indians........as we all know lalu and paswan and congress too well..............they are not allies due to any ideology or for welfare of people............they only came togather to share power.............and make this great nation .....shame from head..............
» Birds of the same feather flock together only for some time!
Posted by Hiramany Devdutt on 2009-03-22 08:50:44.809675+05:30
Why media like yours are shunning to write that that for this Political Mess in the Country only the Congress is solely responsible.for the same!Basicaly a partymof of coirrupt goons headed by corrupt leaders they corrupted more and made others known corrupts to prosper more.Not realksing that theses very corrupt elements will never resile from corruption having every one around corrupt then themselves.Had the Congress denounced corruption and sent its own corrupt elements behind bar, it could have nipped corruption amonst its allies.Now Sonia is now facing the her own alluies !
» PMs in waiting
Posted by richard on 2009-03-22 07:51:57.751616+05:30
It is surprising to see how many persons want to be the PM in this country. To think of it, this country did not have more than one person capable of becoming PM for nearly 20 years after its freedom! What these PMs want to give to the concept of ONE INDIA?
» Lallu
Posted by Lallu on 2009-03-22 06:09:45.926085+05:30
Siver haired round headed alu lallu is better than pizza Sonya
» After the election they will be one again
Posted by Sanjay on 2009-03-22 00:33:30.513519+05:30
Very strange they cant much fight the election together and will not give up the seat for each other, but will become a alliance called UPA on what basis? Is this coalition UPA only achievement being opportunist and willing to loot at any cost. They know if they fight the election together they will loose with greater margin they are just being opportunist and fooling the public that there is any difference among them. They are there to loot nothing else who wins the most seats will loot the most and command an higher price better try to get as many seats and distance themselves from the weak and corrupt center afterwards we will fool the public again. They will be again be the UPA after the next election.
» LALUJI is required
Posted by Sainy on 2009-03-22 00:26:05.531077+05:30
Laluji: Please liberate India from the colonialism of PUB promoters nakily Gandhis and souless congresswallas. History will remeber you.
» Saddu is NOT brother of Rubbery, it is time to make narco test on their genes public.
Posted by Sec Alla Ullar on 2009-03-22 00:10:32.108014+05:30
How can such a neech as Saddu Yaddav be brother of Rubbery jee or Lallluuu jee? Saddu is so not secallular. He is anti minroty and even opposed the Judge Banner jee report internally, but it was great saintliness of Lalluuu jee and Rubbery jee that they kept that incident secret so Saddu can mend his ways. But alas no, Saddu wants to go with muxlim baiters. Such neech people are not fit to be brother of Rubbery jee or BOL of Lalluu jee. In fact a narco test on chromosomes of Rubbery jee and Saddu jee must be conducted and it will scientifically prove that Saddu and Rubbery jee are not brother and sister. Judge Banner jee can lead this enquiry.
