12-19-2005, 07:53 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>What will happen to Lalooâs Animal Farm ?</b>Â
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From Abhay Kumar
DH News Service Patna:
Gone are the days when Laloo used to boast of jab tak rahega samose mein aaloo, tab tak rahega Bihar mein Laloo.
<b>Having lost ground (read State) and the bungalow to his arch rival Nitish Kumar, the RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav now faces an arduous task of relocating his cattle farm consisting of 200-odd cows, buffaloes and horses. </b>
<b>The new bungalow at 10, Circular Road, allotted to his wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi is quite diminutive compared to the sprawling 1, Aney Marg. The adjacent bungalow of 5, Deshratna Marg, which was allotted to Laloo, together made a huge campus, spacious enough for Laloo and his âAnimal Farmâ to coexist, with potatoes being cultivated in the four-acre land. </b>
In fact his âranchâ remained the centre of attraction for all the celebrities, including those from the Bollywood, who visited the erstwhile ruling couple.
But now, with 5, Deshratna Marg allotted to HRD Minister Brishen Patel and 1, Aney Marg officially designated for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Laloo faces the daunting task of shifting his livestock. âWe are least bothered about where his cows/buffaloes will go,â was the terse reply of one of the supervisors taking care of the upgradation work being carried out at 10, Circular Road.
This is the same bungalow, where Rabriâs brother Sadhu Yadav used to stay and had rechristened it as 10, Janpath (on the pattern of Sonia Gandhiâs house in New Delhi) before being ousted on the Patna High Court directive. âWhen he is no more an MLC, and has been elected as an MP, in what capacity is he retaining the house,â the court had observed, taking umbrage at Sadhuâs forcible occupation of the bungalow, which was a stoneâs throw from the Chief Ministerâs residence.
âAs a railway minister or a former chief minister, I never occupied any bungalow,â Mr Nitish Kumar told Deccan Herald, reacting to Lalooâs railway office being run at 5, Deshratna Marg, where Lalooâs confidant Bhola Yadav officiates as the OSD in the Ministry of Railways.
Having been outwitted in the poll battle, Laloo eventually petitioned the Union Home Ministry for enhanced security to him in view of the threat perception from âcommunal forces.â The MHA immediately upgraded his Z-category to Z-plus, with CRPF cover in Delhi and Patna.
However, his one wish remained unfulfilled: The absence of a swimming pool and an âanimal farmâ at 10, Circular Road, on the pattern of 1, Aney Marg. After all, it was Rabri Devi, who in her affidavit filed before the Income Tax Department in Disproportionate Assets (DA) case, had cited âdairyâ as her major source of income.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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From Abhay Kumar
DH News Service Patna:
Gone are the days when Laloo used to boast of jab tak rahega samose mein aaloo, tab tak rahega Bihar mein Laloo.
<b>Having lost ground (read State) and the bungalow to his arch rival Nitish Kumar, the RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav now faces an arduous task of relocating his cattle farm consisting of 200-odd cows, buffaloes and horses. </b>
<b>The new bungalow at 10, Circular Road, allotted to his wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi is quite diminutive compared to the sprawling 1, Aney Marg. The adjacent bungalow of 5, Deshratna Marg, which was allotted to Laloo, together made a huge campus, spacious enough for Laloo and his âAnimal Farmâ to coexist, with potatoes being cultivated in the four-acre land. </b>
In fact his âranchâ remained the centre of attraction for all the celebrities, including those from the Bollywood, who visited the erstwhile ruling couple.
But now, with 5, Deshratna Marg allotted to HRD Minister Brishen Patel and 1, Aney Marg officially designated for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Laloo faces the daunting task of shifting his livestock. âWe are least bothered about where his cows/buffaloes will go,â was the terse reply of one of the supervisors taking care of the upgradation work being carried out at 10, Circular Road.
This is the same bungalow, where Rabriâs brother Sadhu Yadav used to stay and had rechristened it as 10, Janpath (on the pattern of Sonia Gandhiâs house in New Delhi) before being ousted on the Patna High Court directive. âWhen he is no more an MLC, and has been elected as an MP, in what capacity is he retaining the house,â the court had observed, taking umbrage at Sadhuâs forcible occupation of the bungalow, which was a stoneâs throw from the Chief Ministerâs residence.
âAs a railway minister or a former chief minister, I never occupied any bungalow,â Mr Nitish Kumar told Deccan Herald, reacting to Lalooâs railway office being run at 5, Deshratna Marg, where Lalooâs confidant Bhola Yadav officiates as the OSD in the Ministry of Railways.
Having been outwitted in the poll battle, Laloo eventually petitioned the Union Home Ministry for enhanced security to him in view of the threat perception from âcommunal forces.â The MHA immediately upgraded his Z-category to Z-plus, with CRPF cover in Delhi and Patna.
However, his one wish remained unfulfilled: The absence of a swimming pool and an âanimal farmâ at 10, Circular Road, on the pattern of 1, Aney Marg. After all, it was Rabri Devi, who in her affidavit filed before the Income Tax Department in Disproportionate Assets (DA) case, had cited âdairyâ as her major source of income.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->