BJP does Gandhigiri to decry Lalu gracing Jharkhand day

Ranchi, Nov 15 (UNI) The BJP today adopted "Gandhigiri" to protest against inviting Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, a staunch critic against formation of Jharkhand, as the chief guest for the sixth foundation day of the state.

Some 101 party activists clad in white kurta and pyjama gathered at Albert Ekka Chowk and paid floral tributes to a portrait of the Railways Minister invoking gods to endow the RJD supremo with wisdom.

The saffron brigade organised this protest against the UPA backed Madhu Koda government's decision to accord Mr Prasad as the chief guest of the statehood day programme saying the leader had opposed tooth and nail the formation of Jharkhand state.

The UPA's decision to invite Mr Prasad on such an occasion was tantamount to an insult of Jharkhand, the BJP opined.

The protestors, led by Ranchi Mahanagar president Sanjay Seth and local MLA CP Sinha, did not raise any slogans during the two-and-a-half hour demonstration UNI PRS PC DB LS RAI1912