Lalu in jail, gets special surprise from Pranab Mukherjee's son

Ranchi, Oct 7: RJD supremo

Prasad Yadav received a surprise from President

's son Abhijeet Mukherjee. Abhijeet, who is a Congress MP from West Bengal, visited Lalu at Birsa Munda

in Ranchi on Monday, Oct 7.

Abhijeet spent over half-an-hour with the former Bihar chief minister who has been convicted in fodder scam case and has been given five-year imprisonment. According to sources, Abhijeet's visit to Lalu in jail was a mere a "courtesy call'.

However, experts believe that Congress-led UPA might be woo RJD ahead of the Lok Sabha election which is expected to be held in 2014. The party has currently been cornered with CBI court's recent verdict on Lalu. RJD is a close ally of the Congress. The party does not participate in the ruling coalition at the centre but lends external supports with four Lok Sabha MPs.

Abhijeet spent over half-an-hour with Lalu in jail

Lalu, through video conferencing in jail, is likely to appear before a special CBI court in two other cases on Monday. Both the cases are related to illegal withdrawal of nearly Rs 3.5 crore for fictitious medicines and fodder for cattle from Dumka and Deoghar treasuries in the 1990s. Lalu was the chief minister of the then undivided Bihar.

The RJD chief can not move higher court right now as all courts have declared holiday for Durga puja. Jharkhand high court declared holiday for Durga Puja from Saturday, Oct 5 till Oct 16. Now, the RJD supremo Lalu will be able to file an appeal against the special CBI court verdict.

Lalu has become the second MP to lose seat after Rasheed Masood was sentenced to four years in jail in the MBBS admission scam.

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