Ranchi: RJD chief Lalu Prasad, lodged in Ranchi's Birsa Munda jail since he was convicted in the multi-crore fodder scam, had a surprise visitor on Sunday.
President Pranab Mukherjee's son and Congress MP Abhijeet Mukherjee spent over half an hour with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief in jail. The visit was described as "courtesy call."
The RJD is a close ally of the Congress; it does not participate in the ruling coalition at the centre, but lends external supports with four Lok Sabha MPs.
The UPA government had attempted to pass an ordinance reversing the Supreme Court ruling, but withdrew it in the face of scathing public censure from Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
President Pranab Mukherjee's son and Congress MP Abhijeet Mukherjee spent over half an hour with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief in jail. The visit was described as "courtesy call."
The RJD is a close ally of the Congress; it does not participate in the ruling coalition at the centre, but lends external supports with four Lok Sabha MPs.
The UPA government had attempted to pass an ordinance reversing the Supreme Court ruling, but withdrew it in the face of scathing public censure from Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
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