You’re no Ambedkar, in jail for graft, Paswan tells Lalu

New Delhi, December 24 

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Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today slammed Lalu Prasad for comparing himself with Nelson Mandela and BR Ambedkar, saying they made sacrifices in national interest while the RJD chief was in jail for corruption. The Lok Janshakti Party chief said Prasad had insulted stalwarts like Ambedkar by comparing himself with them and asked if the fodder scam was a scam of the poor or the powerful people.

Defending his ally BJP, which has been accused by Prasad of conspiring to put him behind bars, Paswan said the allegations amounted to an insult of the judiciary as he had been convicted by a court, not the saffron party.  

“Laluji you should not blame the BJP for everything to hide your sin. You should also not compare yourself with Martin Luther King, Mandela or Baba Saheb Ambedkar. They made sacrifices in national interest. You are in jail for corruption, which is against national interest,” Paswan said on Twitter. — PTI

RJD chief gets access to TV, newspaper 

Ranchi: RJD chief Lalu Prasad is entitled to a newspaper and a television set at the Birsa Munda jail, a senior jail officer said. The former Bihar Chief Minister can meet guests between 8 am and 

12 noon during weekdays in line with the jail manual. Prasad, who had undergone a heart surgery in 2014, has several restrictions on his diet. PTI