Patna: Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday met RJD chief Lalu Prasad at the official residence of his daughter and RJD MP Misa Bharti in Delhi. The two recalled their political ties and experiences during the Congress-led UPA govt at the Centre.RJD national working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who was present at the meeting, later told reporters that he had informed Sonia about Lalu, who was in Delhi for a routine medical check-up, during Sunday’s opposition rally at Ramlila Maidan. She then expressed her desire to meet him, said Tejashwi.Lalu shared photographs of the meeting on social media, saying Sonia had “obtained health-related information” and that the two also shared “memories of the old days”.“It was recalled how, during the days of the UPA govt, we implemented transparent public welfare schemes for youths, farmers, soldiers and common man and how people were empowered through laws like MGNREGA, RTE and RTI,” Lalu said.“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh we transferred more than Rs1.45 lakh crore for the development of Bihar,” he added.Tejashwi told reporters, “Our families have shared very close ties and (both) have helped each other in tough situations.”
