RJD chief gets an earful

RJD chief Lalu Prasad got a earful from an audience member during a rally in Vaishali district on Friday.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad got a earful from an audience member during a rally in Vaishali district on Friday. People were enjoying his puns on aloo (potato), but the minute Prasad turned serious and assured dignity and development, a man — later described as mentally unstable — jumped up and started accusing him of duping the public. The RJD chief’s suppporters , however, immediately pounced on him and took him away.

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PM, Sonia to campaign in Bihar

Patna: After Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will campaign in Bihar for the first of the six-phase assembly polls, party leaders said Friday.

Singh will address a public rally Saturday in Narpatganj constituency in Araria district. Sonia Gandhi will address public rallies in Kishanganj and Motihari districts for Congress candidates.