Lalu Prasad has been jailed in Ranchi after a court this morning found him guilty of corruption when he was chief minister of Bihar. The conviction means he is disqualified as a member of parliament, according to a recent Supreme Court judgement.
- I do not want to comment on the court's proceedings.
Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister 30/09/2013 - I am sad to know Lalu Yadav was found guilty. He has been a close associate and friend of congress party. I am sure he will submit evidences and prove himself innocent.
Digvijaya Singh, Congress leader 30/09/2013 - It is up to the court to decide on judgment on Lalu Prasad. I have nothing to comment on that.
Rajiv Shukla, Congress leader 30/09/2013 - The law is same for everybody. Law is supreme; we will have to abide by that.
Sachin Pilot, Congress leader 30/09/2013 - There is a crisis of credibility about politicians. That should end.
Rajnath Singh, BJP chief 30/09/2013 - We (BJP) welcome the verdict of court. It took 17 years but it's worth welcoming.
Balbir Punj, BJP leader 30/09/2013 - After a long struggle, justice has been done to the poor people of Bihar. It is a very good news. BJP had been working on this for very long.Dharmendra Pradhan, Bihar BJP leader 30/09/2013
- We had an idea about the judgment. Party work will go on.Prabhunath Singh, RJD MP 30/09/2013
- When the ordinance (on convicted lawmakers) was sent to the President, we knew that Laluji will be the first one to be affected by this.Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, RJD leader 30/09/2013
- We feel bad but law is law for everybody. If you do wrong you will be punished definitely.
Sharad Yadav, JDU chief 30/09/2013 - It was expected; but I am not happy for this, since I have worked with Lalu Prasad. I am not sure that by convicting few people in a scam, we will completely stop corruption in our nation.
Shivanand Tiwari, JDU leader 30/09/2013 - I heard Laluji has been sent to jail after being convicted by a CBI court. I tell everybody, don't be greedy even for a day, because that may ruin your tomorrow.
Mamata Banerjee, TMC chief 30/09/2013 - The law has taken its course. After 17 years, the judgment came.
Brinda Karat, CPM leader 30/09/2013 - It took 17 years but now justice has been delivered. Fodder scam was the biggest figure of scam of that time. Now Lalu Prasad and his several other politician friends will go to jail.
Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena 30/09/2013 - The verdict is welcome. There are several other politicians like Lalu Prasad. What about them?
Kumar Vishwas, Aam Aadmi Party 30/09/2013
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