Lalu to undergo kidney transplant on December 5: Tejashwi

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav will go under the knife at Singapore on December 5 for a kidney transplant his son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said on WednesdayThe RJD heir apparent made the disclosure at a rally in Kurhani assembly segment where the disqualification of the partys MLA Anil Sahani has necessitated a bypoll which incidentally is also scheduled for December 5Lalu ji wanted to be here but he is in Singapore where he will undergo a kidney transplant on December 5 He has however asked me to convey his message to you that he wants the BJP to be defeated said Yadav whose party is backing Chief Minister Nitish Kumars JDU in KurhaniLalu ji has asked me to remind you all that his poor health is to be blamed on the vendetta politics of the BJP which has forced him to spend a long time in jail said YadavAlso Read Delhi HC asks Satyendar Jain to approach trial court in defamation casePrasad enjoys a cult status among the OBCs and the minorities despite allegations of corruption during the tenure as Bihar CM and Railway MinisterThe vendetta continues Even on the day we were proving majority on the floor of the House raids were being conducted on the premises of our people Yadav saidAlleging that the BJP serves the interests of the supper rich and is least bothered about the common people the young RJD leader claimed there were attempts to convert Bihar into a communal cauldronReferring to Nitish Kumars exit from NDA in August Yadav said We thank him for the courageous step which has strengthened our fight against forces hell bent upon destroying the Constitution and selling off national assets to private playersBut for the farmers protests our land would have been put up for sale Even the armed forces have not been spared Jawans are going to be hired on fouryear contracts and will retire at the young age of 22 years said Yadav referring to the Agnipath schemeYadav who holds the health portfolio also told the public meeting that 15 lakh recruitments will be made soon in the department which will be another step in the direction of fulfilling the promise of 10 lakh government jobsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever