Nawazuddin Siddique talks about his contribution to the politics of the country.
'Whenever he speaks in the Rajya Sabha, he entertains the members,' the Sena chief said.
A repoll was held in the constituency on May 31 after an Election Commission confirmed that large-scale electoral malpractices had taken place during the April 26 poll.
This is the first time a JD-U leader has openly expressed fears about the party's future.
"I have told the President that the governor has failed to perform his constitutional duty. He is targeting Bihar keeping in mind the coming Lok Sabha polls," Yadav told reporters.
He will retain Chhapra, where he trounced BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
A Ranchi court on August 2 had refused to release Laloo's passport saying it was impounded on the orders of the Supreme Court and it would be released only if the SC so ordered.
'Prima facie, it seems that there was a landslide and boulders fell on the tracks,' said the Union railway minister about the derailment of Matysagandha Express that killed 14 people.
"We have all heard about you," said a cloth merchant while he gifted a piece of Pakistani fabric to the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief.
The ruling Rashtriya Dal chief, Laloo Prasad Yadav, said he will complain to President A P J Abdul Kalam against the governor.
The Income Tax Department had earlier instituted an inquiry on the expenses incurred on the wedding of Laloo and Rabri's daughter.
The Railway Minister had come to Thiruchendur in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district to flag off a new express train to the state capital Chennai.
Bihar Congress leaders urged Sonia Gandhi and\n\nManmohan Singh not to provide him a ministerial berth as he faced serious corruption\n\ncharges in the fodder scam.
'When the incident took place we were in the opposition. We hardly know anything about it. We will study the facts to know the truth,' the railway minister said.
'The railway authorities should ensure that buttermilk is available at railway stations for commuters as an alternative to soft drinks,' he said.
The minister paid a surprise visit to the New Delhi railway station late on Wednesday night.
The moves comes in the wake of a recent robbery in Farakka Express train in Bihar.
'Vajpayee cannot aspire to become the prime minister again after the Lok Sabha polls next year as his party BJP will be routed,' the RJD chief said.
At least 20 people were killed and 100 injured when the Mangalore-Mumbai Matsyagandha Express derailed over a bridge between Veer and Karanja stations, about 200 km from Mumbai, early in the morning.
The RJD chief had said the abductors of Dr Chandra had close ties with Thakur.
The court asked the former Bihar chief minister to file an undertaking regarding continuance of trial in fodder scam cases.
'The most important thing is safety as in the past we have seen frequent rail accidents due to which people are scared of travelling by trains,' the new railway minister said.
RJD leaders will now have to hand over a minimum of Rs 1.21 lakh towards the party fund if they want him to attend programmes they organise.
A crucial meeting of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav along with Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Ajit Singh took place at 8.30 am on Thursday at the JD-U chief's residence at 7, Tughlaq Road in New Delhi.
He has made known his concern over the continuing violence in Assam and Bihar.
Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav asked private investors on Thursday to avail of the liberalised policies announced by his ministry under public private partnership concept for faster growth of the railways.
What IS with these politicos and Hema Malini's cheeks, you ask? We try to decode the mystery.
'I have come to know that the sociology department of Harvard University is doing a research on me,' he said.
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