Lalu Prasad is currently in treatment in Ranchi (file)
New Delhi:
RJD chief Lalu Yadav, who is serving a prison sentence in Ranchi on fodder fraud cases, wished his youngest son Tejashwi Yadav on Monday his 31st birthday, saying Bihar residents would give him a gift on Tuesday, when the results of the national elections are announced.
The counting of votes in the Bihar polls will take place on November 10. Almost all exit polls predicted a victory for the Grand Alliance led by the RJD, which screened Tejashwi Yadav as its top ministerial candidate.
Sources close to the family said that Tejashwi Yadav called Lalu Yadav’s aide number several times around midnight to speak to his father, but fell asleep by then.
The young RJD leader called the number again at 6 a.m. Monday but could not speak, the sources added.
As soon as Lalu Yadav woke up, he reminded and wished Tejashwi Yadav on his birthday, the sources said.
“Tohfa at Bihar ki janta kal degi (The people of Bihar will give you a birthday present tomorrow), “Yadav told Tejashwi, according to a source close to the family.
Lalu Prasad is currently undergoing treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi (RIMS) for various ailments.
Addressing a campaign rally in Hisua in Nawada district on October 23, Tejashwi Yadav said his father will be released from prison on his birthday on November 9 after being granted bail in a fodder fraud case, and the outgoing Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, will bid farewell. the next day.
However, Lalu Yadav was unable to secure a bond as the Jharkhand High Court postponed the hearing on his claim to November 27 on Friday after the CBI sought time to file a written response to the case.
