Lalu Prasad Yadav Admitted to AIIMS In New Delhi After His Health Deteriorates

New Delhi: RJD Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was admitted to AIIMS in New Delhi on Tuesday after his health suddenly deteriorated. The former Chief Minister of Bihar is being treated under the medical supervision of a battery of doctors. 

Lalu Underwent Kidney Transplant

The 77-year-old underwent a kidney transplant in Singapore in 2022 after learning only 25 per cent of his kidneys were working well. Yadav further made headlines after his daughter Rohini residing in Singapore donated him one of her kidneys.

However, Yadav suffered another setback after he fell inside the residence of his wife and former Chief Minister of Bihar Rabri Devi, which caused him multiple fractures.

Lalu Slams Nitish After Centre Rejects JD(U)'s Demand for Special Category Status for Bihar

Yadav on Monday took a jibe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after the Centre rejected JD(U)'s longstanding demand for special category status for the state.

Responding to queries from journalists about the Centre’s statement in Parliament regarding JD(U)'s demand, Prasad criticised the CM, saying, "Nitish Kumar appears to have compromised Bihar's aspirations and the trust of its people for the sake of power. He had promised to secure special status for Bihar, but now that the Centre has denied it, he should resign." 

The central government on Monday cited an inter-ministerial group report prepared in 2012 to assert that a case for granting special category status to Bihar is not made out; a stand which came a day after BJP's allies from Bihar demanded the status for the backward state.

In a written reply during the Monsoon session's first day in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said, "The case for special category status for Bihar is not justified." He elaborated that special category status had been historically granted by the National Development Council (NDC) to states with specific characteristics requiring special consideration.

(with PTI inputs)