Would have run roller over Varun: Lalu Prasad

April 14th, 2009 RANCHI - The Election Commission Tuesday issued notice to Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and his pilot Jagjit Singh for the unauthorised landing of a helicopter in a Jharkhand school last week. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief has been asked to submit his reply by Wednesday, 4 p.m., said an official of the Election Commission.

April 11th, 2009 PATNA - A petition has been filed against Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in the high court here, seeking his removal from the central ministry for his threatening remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Varun Gandhi. The public interest litigation (PIL) petition was filed Friday by S.N.

April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Thursday issued notices to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad and his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi for violating the model code of conduct. Deputy Election Commissioner J.P.

April 8th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Alleging that Railways Minister Lalu Prasad poses a threat to her son Varun Gandhi's life, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Pilbhit Maneka Gandhi Wednesday complained to the police. Her written complaint was submitted to the senior superintendent of police, Badaun district, N.

April 8th, 2009 VARANASI/ RANCHI/PATNA - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley alleged that the Election Commission practises double standards. "We expect the Election Commission not to practice double standards.

April 8th, 2009 BADAUN - BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the police here against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad for making derogatory remarks against her son Varun Gandhi. In a letter to the Senior Superintendent of Police (Badaun), Maneka said: "The RJD chief Lalu Yadav has threatened to kill Varun Gandhi by crushing him with a road roller in front of crowd of thousands of people and used derogatory words." She demanded that a complaint should be lodged against Lalu under Sections 504 (insult intended to provoke breach of peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC and arrested immediately.

April 7th, 2009 PATNA - A case has been lodged against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for making derogatory remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi. The Kishanganj District administration filed its complaint against Lalu Yadav under the People's Representation Act this morning.

April 7th, 2009 ETAH - A senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tuesday said he would run a train over Railways Minister Lalu Prasad for his alleged threatening remarks against jailed politician Varun Gandhi. 'If I were a railways minister, I would have run a train over Lalu Prasad,' Ram Vilas Vedanti, a former BJP MP told reporters here after he met Varun Gandhi in Etah jail.

April 7th, 2009 PATNA/NEW DELHI - Railways Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, who faces arrest for his threatening remarks against young Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi at an election rally in Bihar, said Tuesday he was speaking only against 'fascist forces'. The RJD chief, in Kishanganj, 350 km from the Bihar capital, Monday said had he been the home minister he would have run a 'roller' over Varun Gandhi for his hate speeches against Muslims.

April 7th, 2009 PATNA - Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad was Tuesday booked for his remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi at an election rally in Bihar. The Kishanganj district administration filed its complaint against Lalu Prasad at the Kishanganj police station in the morning, police said.

April 7th, 2009 PATNA - An arrest order was issued Tuesday for Railways Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad for his disparaging remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi at an election rally in Bihar. The Kishanganj district Superintendent of Police Ram Narayan Singh ordered the arrest of Lalu Prasad on the basis of a complaint filed against him at the police station in the morning, police said.

April 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded the removal of Railways Minister Lalu Prasad for his alleged threatening remarks against the party's jailed leader Varun Gandhi. BJP spokesperson Balbir Punj asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sack Lalu Prasad from the cabinet.

April 7th, 2009 PATNA - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that no law permits Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to make derogatory remarks against any one. "If anyone has given a wrong statement, legal action should be taken against him.

April 7th, 2009 PATNA/NEW DELHI - Railways Minister Lalu Prasad, who is the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, faces arrest for his alleged threatening remarks against young Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi. Following the arrest order Tuesday by a Bihar district administration, Lalu Prasad said his remarks at an election rally Monday were targeted only against 'fascist forces'.

March 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Sunday said that if he were the country's home minister, Varun Gandhi would have been jailed for his speeches in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit constituency. 'Had I been the home minister, I would have put Varun Gandhi behind the bars,' Lalu Prasad told reporters here.