Ranchi: Jharkhand Cheif Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday met with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi, where he has been receiving treatment.
Lalu Yadav has been convicted in four fodder scam cases and was awarded up to 14 years of imprisonment. Jailed for corruption in Jharkhand, he has spent a large part of his sentence undergoing treatment at the RIMS. Soren reportedly spent more than an hour with Prasad at RIMS Director’s bungalow, where the RJD leader is staying.
On health ground, he was shifted to RIMS. Recently in the wake of detection of positive cases to his attendants, Lalu was moved to Director’s bungalow from the private ward of the state-run hospital.
After meeting the RJD Chief, Soren said that they will fight the Bihar Assembly elections and the preparations for it are underway. “Met Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu ji to enquire about his health at RIMS, Ranchi. It’s our responsibility to take care of him amid pandemic…Preparations to fight together in upcoming Bihar Assembly polls are underway,” he said.