Nitish meets Lalu in Delhi, discusses current political situation

Tue, 11 April 2023

22:31

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday and held a meeting with Rashtriya Janata Dal supreme Lalu Prasad during which they were understood to have discussed the current political situation amid efforts to strengthen the Opposition unity to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 parliamentary elections.

The meeting between the two Bihar politics stalwarts came on a day Kumar's deputy and Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam case.

After arriving in the national capital, Kumar headed to Misa Bharti's home where Lalu Prasad is staying.

Kumar met Lalu Prasad and enquired about his health.

Source said they also discussed the current political situation.

During his Delhi visit, Kumar is expected to meet a slew of Opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Kumar, on several occasions in the past, advised all opposition parties, including the Congress, to join hands to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. -- PTI

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