Bihar’s influential political leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has supposedly assured protesting leaders of Nepal’s Madhesi parties that he would draw attention of the central government of India as well as Bihar’s state government about extending support to the ongoing agitation launched by Madhesi parties on the Nepali side. In a meeting with top three leaders of agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front of Nepal among others, the former Chief Minister of Bihar also assured his support to the agitation, according to Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal Parsa district chairman Pradeep Yadav, who was present at the meeting. Lalu Yadav is the President of Bihar’s ruling Rastriya Janata Dal. He was also the Minister of Railways in the central Indian government led by Manmohan Singh of Indian National Congress from 2004 to 2009.
