Patna, Nov 26: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday said former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, wife of its founding president Lalu Prasad, will not vacate the government bungalow she has been occupying for two decades.
The party’s state unit chief, Mangani Lal Mandal, made the remark a day after the state building construction department issued a notification directing Rabri Devi to shift to 39, Hardinge Road, which has been “earmarked” as the residence of the leader of the opposition in the legislative council.
Talking to reporters, Mandal said 10, Circular Road, the bungalow situated right across the street from the Chief Minister’s official residence 1, Anney Marg, “will not be vacated, come what may”. He alleged that “the decision smacks of malice the ruling NDA harbours for our leader Lalu Prasad. Why did Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wait for two decades before earmarking a government bungalow for the leader of the opposition in the legislative council? And if it was necessary, why did the government not earmark 10, Circular Road? They should have considered the fact that its occupants, Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, have both served as CMs.” (PTI)
