JD-U booklet on Lalu's flood 'jokes' soon

PATNA: "Don't be scared of floods! When it comes, it brings a lot of fish. Poor people will get fish free of cost and relish it."

This and other off-the-cuff remarks by railway minister Lalu Prasad during the current devastating Kosi floods as also in the past are being documented by the state unit of the Janata Dal (U). It will be published in a booklet form.

The floods this year have been politicised as never before as all major political players are trying to provide relief to the victims but with an eye on the coming general elections. "We will reproduce non-serious statements of Lalu on floods he made recently and during the 15 years when he and his party were in power here," state JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh "Lallan" said on Saturday.

The state party office has been activated to collect all available clippings of Lalu's flood jokes. Besides, the (in)famous fish remark, said a party functionary, there are many more like the one when Lalu commented while sympathising with farmers whose land was submerged, "Don't worry! The flood waters will turn your land more fertile."

Source : Times Of India