JD-U asks Sharad Yadav not to attend Lalu s Patna rally

New Delhi Aug 16 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United which removed Sharad Yadav as its leader in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday asked the former party president not to attend RJD chief Lalu Prasad s Desh Bachao (Save the Country) rally in Patna on August 27.

"We would request Sharadji not to attend Lalu s Desh Bachao rally in Patna on August 27 " JD-U spokesperson K.C. Tyagi told reporters here.

He also said that the JD-U doesn t want Sharad Yadav to sit in the company of "corrupt leaders".

The JD-U leader said the JD-U was formed on the principles of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Jayaprakash Narayan Karpoori Thakur.

"All these leaders throughout their life fought against corruption and dynastic politics " he said.

"If he attends the meeting then it will be against the principles for which he fought for years " Tyagi added.

Lalu Prasad has called a mega rally of opposition parties on August 27 against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Patna.

--IANS
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