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LetsDiscuss: Lalu Prasad Yadav - RJD
Although no political party is project Lalu prasad yadav as a prime ministerial candidate, however LP yadav has come a long way. His uncanny ability to marry realpolitik with serious reforms and corporate governance has taken Railways a long way. Team Rambhai would just like to explore what the intelligentsia thinks about Lalu prasad yadav as the Prime Minister. Lalu Prasad Yadav was born in Phulwaria in Gopalganj district of Bihar on June 11, 1947, to Kundan Rai and Marachhiya Devi, a poor peasant family.[4] Yadav married Rabri Devi on June 1, 1973. [4] They have two sons and seven daughters. According to him, his large family is a protest against the forced vasectomy and castration under the infamous family planning initiative during the Indian Emergency (1975 - 77) declared by Indira Gandhi [8] Indira's son, Sanjay Gandhi, was blamed for this abusive and forcible treatment of people. The eldest daughter is Misa Bharati, named after the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, the law which provided the police with an independent authority to arrest and detain persons without the permission of a court.[8] Early life Lalu Prasad Yadav was born in Phulwaria in Gopalganj district of Bihar on June 11, 1947, to Kundan Rai and Marachhiya Devi, a poor peasant family.[4] Yadav married Rabri Devi on June 1, 1973. [4] They have two sons and seven daughters. According to him, his large family is a protest against the forced vasectomy and castration under the infamous family planning initiative during the Indian Emergency (1975 - 77) declared by Indira Gandhi [8] Indira's son, Sanjay Gandhi, was blamed for this abusive and forcible treatment of people. The eldest daughter is Misa Bharati, named after the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, the law which provided the police with an independent authority to arrest and detain persons without the permission of a court.[8] [edit] Political career Flag of Rashtriya Janata Dal Yadav's first political step was his active involvement in the elections of the Patna University Students' union. He led the student movement inspired by Jai Prakash Narayan in the 1970s.The former Chief Minister of Bihar and the then President of Bihar State[9]Janata Party, senior leader Satyendra Narayan Sinha placed him as a candidate for the Lok Sabha and campaigned for him. [10][11]He was subsequently elected as a member of 6th Lok Sabha on a Janata Party ticket at the age 29, becoming one of the youngest members of the Indian Parliament then. Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Laloo Prasad Yadav and Chief Minister Rabri Devi hold up lanterns, the RJD's election symbol, at a campaign rally in Jehanabad in Feb 1998 In a span of 10 years, Yadav became a formidable force in Bihar State Politics. During the Indian general elections in 1989 and state assembly elections, he successfully led the National Front coalition in Bihar. It was, therefore, no surprise that he was elected the Chief Minister leaving behind Ram Sundar Das, a former chief minister from the same party, when it came to power in the 1990 Assembly elections. The World Bank lauded his party for its work in the 1990s on the economic front. [12] A report was published by the BBC news in 1996 according to which the police unearthed a Rs 950 crore (US$ 267 Million) Fodder Scam in Bihar (dating back to the previous Congress Government), which allegedly involved Yadav and the State's leading bureaucrats and politicians, albeit the probe itself was ordered by him. Some people claim it to be an opposition's conspiracy to stop his unprecedented political growth. [13] The fodder scam forced Yadav to resign from the office of Chief Minister and he brought his wife, Rabri Devi, as his successor.[14] Yadav formed the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in 1997, after breaking away from the Janata Dal. According to Limca Book of Records, he is the longest serving president of an Indian Political Party. [15] Yadav remained in power in Bihar for more than one and a half decades during Mandal era. In November 2005 elections, his party, the RJD could win just 54 seats, which put his party in third place, after the Janata Dal United(JDU) and the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP). Nitish Kumar led coalition, consisting of JD(U) and BJP, came to power with a manifesto of development in an era which is termed as post-Mandal period.[16] [edit] Tenure as an Union Minister Yadav having tea in a kulhad (earthen cup), promoted by him through Indian railways Yadav was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Chhapra and Madhepura seats of Bihar. He became the railway minister in the UPA Government. Later, he gave up the Madhepura seat. During his initial year as a railways minister, Yadav banned plastic cups to serve tea at railway stations and ordered that they be replaced by kulhads (earthen cups). He claimed that the measure would generate more employment in rural areas.[17] Later, he also said that he had plans to introduce buttermilk[18] and khadi[19]. In June 2004, he announced that he would get on the railway himself to inspect its problems and went on to board the Patna railway station at midnight. [20] When Yadav took over, the Indian Railways was a loss-making organization. In the 4 years under his leadership, a cumulative total profit of Rs. 25,000 crore (US$ 5.2 billion dollars) has been reported. Ironically, under the previous government, the Rakesh Mohan Committee (headed by Rakesh Mohan, secretary, department of economic affairs) had termed The Railways a 'white elephant' and predicted that it would suffer a Rs 61,000 crore (US$15.4 billion dollars) loss possibly ending in bankruptcy by 2015. [21] The only solution seemed to be privatization. Yadav with 2008 Indian railways budget Yadav is now credited with engineering the financial turnaround of Indian Railways, that was on the verge of bankruptcy before his appointment to the office. He left passenger fares untouched and found several other profitable sources of revenue for the Railways. He also improved on his first year's performance by stating a profit of 14,000 crores with decreased freight and unchanged passenger fares in 2006. Then, in the 2007 budget, he increased the profit level to 20,000 crores with the introduction of cushion seats in all unreserved compartments.In 2008, profits were 25000 crore (equals $ 6.25 billion @ $1~Rs.40) Speech of Shri Lalu Prasad, introducing the Railway Budget 2008-2009, on 26 February 2008 “ Speaker Sir, I present the Railway Budget for the year 2008-09 with a sense of deep pride and satisfaction. Each year we have progressively raised the bar based on our own successes. The cash surplus of the Railways rose steadily from Rs 9000 cr in 2005 to Rs 14000 cr in 2006 to Rs 20000 cr in 2007. The august House would be happy to know that in 2007-08, we will create history once again by turning in a cash surplus before Dividend of Rs. 25000 cr. Our operating ratio has also improved to 76%. Indian Railways is a Government Department. However, we take pride in the fact that our achievement, on the benchmark of net surplus before Dividend, makes us better than most of the Fortune 500 companies in the world... [22] ” Yadav Presenting the 2008 railways Budget Yadav's railways budget Speech 06-07 “ Sir, .... Tenth Plan targets of 624 mt loading and 396 billion tonne kilometers have been surpassed one year in advance. Sir, I not only hope but firmly believe that we would surpass the Tenth Five Year Plan's incremental target of 63 billion tkm for freight business by over 200%".[23] ” Well known schools of management were interested in Yadav's leadership in managing the turnaround (with more or less the same IAS officers & the same workforce who worked under the previous ministers). He addressed over a hundred students from Harvard, Wharton and others in Hindi. He has received invitations from 8 Ivy League schools for lectures. [24] The turnaround of the Indian Railways is now being studied by the students of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.[25] Prof G. Raghuram, a faculty member, IIM-A, has already conducted a detailed study on the Railways turnaround.[26] In August 2008, CNN-IBN alleged that Yadav had misused his position as the Union Railway Minister to help his relatives acquire land. [27] [edit] Lalu in popular culture Yadav in the popular TV show, Saregamapa (2007) Many books have been written in praise of Yadav by local writers including Lalu Chalisa and Lalu Hala. Entertainers, in television and film industry, mimic Yadav for their profession. According to a media report, many local barbers and saloons are earning money by offering what they call the Lalu style hair cut. A barber of Hajipur was quoted saying, "The style is a craze among the youths and even policemen". [28] Yadav has been recognised as a brand on his own amongst a few industries in rural Bihar. [29] A Patna-based company had launched "Lalu Khaini" (tobacco) in 2004, which was a hit. In 2005, Speedage Corp. introduced "Laluji" dolls that became popular with kids. In 2006, Lalu ka Khzana, a chocolate produced by New Delhi-based Chetak company, became very popular with kids in rural areas of north Bihar districts like Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi and Madhubani. The wrapper of the chocolate packet depicted two different caricatures of Lalu — one as a politician and the other as a magician. More than 100,000 packets were reportedly sold.[30] Rail Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s look-alike toys on display at a showroom in Patna A cheap cosmetic pack branded as Lalu Chale Sasural ("Lalu goes to in-laws house") had become extremely popular among rural Bihari girls, especially in the areas such as Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Samastipur. Each packet, priced at Rs. 23 (rouglhy half a dollar), contains items of daily use like face powder, cream, earrings, sticker, and a necklace.[31] In June 2006, Prakash Agro Industries in Bihar started selling cattle fodder under the brand name Lalu Pashu Aahar. It was reported that the outcome of this branding strategy had surpassed the company's expectations and they were facing problems in meeting the huge demand for their fodder[32] Yadav has a sizable fan following in Bollywood, which includes actors Sunil Shetty and Raza Murad and directors Mahesh Manjrekar and Mahesh Bhatt to name a few. Indian actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha, who is a political opponent of Yadav, once said, " Had Yadav not been a politician he could have been an actor". [33] Mahesh Bhatt has gone to the extent of saying that Yadav deserves to become Prime Minister of India.[34] A Bollywood movie titled Padamshree Laloo Prasad Yadav was released in 2004. Though his name appeared in the title, the movie was not about him, but had characters named Padmashreee, Laloo, Prasad and Yadav. These incidences as viewed by some people as an attempt by the mainstream media to make deliberate fun of Yadav's Bihari accent.
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I would definitely prefer military rule in our country instead of this man becoming the Prime Minister of India, I just cannot imagine what importance he would give to Bihar if he holds a powerful position in the Indian politics.....
During the current UPA (Congress) administration he has had a second political life as the National Railways Minister — and he’s had remarkable success in turning around a huge government operation that had for decades been dominated by inefficiency and losses for the government. During its tenure (1999-2004), the NDA (BJP) had even been making noises to the effect that the only solution would be privatization, or failing that, raising ticket prices aggressively. But under Yadav, in 2008 alone the Railways earned profits of $6 billion — without raising passenger ticket prices at all. He may have been incredibly corrupt (and may still be corrupt), but he has been remarkably effective at turning around a major government agency.
I have no idea whether it’s a real possibility, and I’m certainly far from thrilled about the possibility of someone so corrupt becoming Prime Minister. But it would nevertheless be interesting, partly because it would involve the country making a clear departure from the Nehru family and western-educated elites, in favor of someone with a strikingly different profile.
He may or may not become Prime Minister, but it does appear that while Lalu Prasad Yadav is still the butt of a few jokes, many Indians are starting to utter his name with newfound respect.
But few points listed below makes his chances very bleak.
First, Lalu Prasad Yadav does not belong to Congress. He is from RJD. Should UPA/ Congress led coalition win, Sonia Gandhi will not give the helm to someone who is not even a Congressman.
He does lot of clout in cow belt, but can take diktat beyond that. But he has sworn enemies too, within his caste and base too.
If NDA wins, then it is BJP men.
If the third front wins, then it is Mayawati. She stands better chance than Lalu Prasad Yadav
I don't think that Lalu is gonna be the PM anytime in the future also....
Yeah...He is doing fine as Railway Minister. So let him do his job :-D
So now we are left with
1.Manmohan Singh
2.LK Advani
3.Mayawati