Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Steel, Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ramvilas Paswan on Monday stayed away from a Union Cabinet meeting.
The meeting was likely to consider Bihar Governor Buta Singh's recommendation to impose President's rule in the state.
"I am not going to the Cabinet meeting as my party has been opposed to imposition of President's rule in the state,