Lalu Prasad Yadav

Overview

Lalu Prasad Yadav also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...

: लालू प्रसाद यादव) is an Indian

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politician from Bihar

Bihar

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. He was the Minister of Railways

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from 2004 to 2009 in the ruling United Progressive Alliance

United Progressive Alliance

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(UPA) government, and the President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party. He is a Member of Parliament

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in the 15th Lok Sabha

15th Lok Sabha

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from the Saran constituency in Bihar.

He entered politics during his student days at Patna University, and he was elected a member of the Lok Sabha in 1977 as a Janata party candidate.

Quotations

I've not given them (the poor people of Bihar) heaven, but I've given them a voice.

Original: Swarg nahin, swar diya hai.

Indian Railways is the responsibility of Lord Vishwakarma. So is the safety of passengers... It is His duty, not mine. I have been forced to don His mantle.

Reacting to increasing number of train mishaps, Patna ()

I work so much. If I don't get all the comforts, I will turn mad.

Responding to the criticism of his adversaries that he always travelled in a salon. (July 3, 2004 The Times of India)

If we increase freight rates, the goods will move through the roads and the condition of the roads will become worse.

While presenting the Union Railway Budget ()

Why should I tell you where I am going to get funds from? If I were to do that then all the vested interests would get alerted. You must be aware that railways are full of such elements and my fight is against them.

When an interviewer asked him from where is he going to get resources to implement the tall promises that he made in the railway budget of 2004. ()

What does dating mean?

Original: Dating Mane?

You think that the poor and oppressed people of Bihar will ever forget Lalu Yadav? I am the only one who has done something for them. The people know that. They also know that the rest (of the political class) are useless.

In an interview, when asked "But is it not true that Bihar is lacking in development? That despite all your proclamations on social justice the poor and oppressed of the state are still suffering?" ()

Robbery is common.

Original: Daketi to hota rahta hai.

I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life

In an interview to Siddharth Srivastava ()