Lalu descended to back bench in parliament

August 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and dismissed reports of differences with her. "All talk of differences is wrong.

July 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Several MPs of opposition parties staged a sit-in at the main gate of the parliament Tuesday, protesting the spiralling rise in prices of essential commodities. The protest saw the participation of the Left parties, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), AIADMK and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

July 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former railways minister Lalu Prasad Tuesday urged his successor Mamata Banerjee to prepare a report on his tenure within seven days and added that he was prepared to apologise to the nation if any irregularities were found. "Within seven days, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials, railway officials and planning commission officials should be called and a report should be published on my tenure, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad said in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the railway budget.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday called upon the government to make the Liberhan Commission report on the Babri Masjid demolition public at the earliest. "The report is already delayed.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad today said he would lend unconditional support to the UPA Government. After attending a meeting of the Union Cabinet, Lalu said he is ready to offer unconditional support to the government.

May 16th, 2009 PATNA - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has tasted victory and defeat in the same breath Saturday - winning one Lok Sabha seat and losing another one. Lalu Prasad won the Saran seat beating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heavyweight Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

May 8th, 2009 PATNA - The Bihar unit of the Congress Friday urged the party's top leadership to keep Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ram Vilas Paswan out if the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) comes back to power at the centre. 'Congress workers and leaders of the state are of the view that the party high command should keep both Lalu and Paswan out of the next government of the UPA because any working relationship with them will harm the party's revival prospects in Bihar,' president of the party's state unit Anil Kumar Sharma said.

May 8th, 2009 PATNA - The Bihar unit of the Congress Friday urged the party's top leadership to keep Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ram Vilas Paswan out if the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) comes back to power at the centre. 'Congress workers and leaders of the state are of the view that the party high command should keep both Lalu and Paswan out of the next government of the UPA because any working relationship with them will harm the party's revival prospects in Bihar,' president of the party's state unit Anil Kumar Sharma said.

April 26th, 2009 PATNA - A senior leader of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Sunday said that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad would be in jail for his involvement in the multi-million rupee fodder scam if the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came to power at the centre. ''Lalu ka satta sukh ab khatam ho gaya hai, Lalu ko ab jail sukh bhogna hoga (The days of Lalu enjoying power are over, Lalu should now be ready to face the hard reality of jail),' Rajeev Ranjan alias Lalan Singh said at a election rally in Munger from where he is contesting the poll.

April 22nd, 2009 HOWRAH - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Tuesday called up Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee and clarified that he had not left the United Progressive Alliance, Mukherjee said at an election meeting here. Lalu's telephone call to the external affairs minister came hours after the two engaged in verbal fisticuffs while addressing election meetings.

April 14th, 2009 RANCHI - Railways Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was arrested and released Tuesday in an unsafe helicopter landing case in Garwah district of Jharkhand, an official said. Lalu Prasad was arrested following an Election Commission notice.

March 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh today said that party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad may join hands, and added that the SP also wants Ram Vila Paswan to come on board. "There is likelihood of Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav coming together.

February 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Saturday described the Left as a 'permanent friend' and that his Rashtraiya Janata Dal (RJD) may contest elections in alliance with the communists. 'They (Left) are our permanent friends and they will remain our friends.

January 31st, 2009 PATNA - Love has a new adversary. It's Railways Minister Lalu Prasad, the rustic charmer, who has come out against love marriages, saying youngsters ought marry according to their parents' wishes.

January 27th, 2009 PATNA - Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) received a setback Wednesday with senior leader and national spokesperson Shayam Rajak resigning from all party posts. Party sources said Rajak, who is known to be a close confidant of Lalu Prasad, resigned from organisational posts since he was unhappy about the behaviour of some party leaders towards him.