LALU TO RETURN HOME FROM DELHI HOSPITAL AFTER RECOVERY
Patna, April 18: RJD president Lalu Prasad, who is likely to walk out of jail on Monday having secured his bail in the multi-crore-rupees fodder scam cases, will, however, take time to return home as treatment for his various ailments is still underway at AIIMS Delhi.
Supporters of the RJD, after getting to know about his bail, had been busy making preparations to greet him on his arrival, but Prasad’s family clarified that he would return only after full recovery.
The Jharkhand High Court granted bail to Prasad in the Dumka treasury case on Saturday, noting that he has already served half the tenure of his sentence, and paved the way for his release from jail after 39 months and 25 days.
Prasad’s younger son and political heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav wished the former chief minister a speedy recovery, and said that his treatment, as of now, will continue at AIIMS Delhi.
He is a diabetic and suffers from heart ailments, kidney infection and breathing problems, Yadav pointed out, adding that he and other family members are in touch with the doctors attending to him.
Sources close to Prasad said the RJD supremo, on hearing about the Jharkhand High Court bail order, maintained that he had always had faith in the country’s judicial system.
His wife Rabri Devi, a two-time chief minister, and daughter Misa Bharti, who is a Rajya Sabha MP, met him in Delhi on Saturday. Prasad has seven daughters and two sons.
Bharti’s younger sibling Ragini, who had earlier announced that she is observing Ramzan and ‘chaiti’ puja, said her prayers have been answered. —