Amidst his deteriorating health, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Supremo Lalu Prasad, convicted in multimillion fodder scam, was flown from Ranchi to New Delhi by Vistara plane on Saturday for better treatment.
Prasad will be admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital. He was referred to AIIMS after doctors held a brainstorming meeting at Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS). Prasad will get treatment facility for one month at AIIMS. Further decisions will be taken after looking at the reports of the doctors of AIIMS. A medical team from RIMS has accompanied Lalu to AIIMS.
Due to a severe infection in the lung, it was decided to take Prasad from RIMS to AIIMS. An 8-member medical board was formed to shift him to another hospital. Lalu Prasad's entire family was in Ranchi since yesterday.
Lalu's son Tejashwi Yadav said on Friday in order of interaction with the media that there was a lot of swelling in his father's face. There is also a heavy fall in his body weight and Prasad has become much weaker than before, he added. Tejashwi said that all his health information has been received from doctors and he also reached on Saturday at the paying ward of RIMS to meet his father.
Lalu Prasad Yadav's wife Rabri Devi, daughter Misa Bharti and sons Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav reached RIMS in Ranchi at around 1 am on Saturday. RJD leader Tejaswi said that his family wants a better treatment for Lalu, but it is all up to the doctors here to give their advice after looking at the report. Tejaswi said that his father's condition is critical.
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperation of the Government of Jharkhand, Badal, reached hotel Radisson Blu in the State Capital in the morning and met Tejashwi. From there he directly reached the Chief Minister's residence with Tejashwi. After meeting the Chief Minister, Hemant Soren he requested better treatment of Lalu. Badal said that Lalu is a leader of the poor and the Government of Jharkhand is very serious about his treatment. The Minister said that with Lalu, there are prayers of millions of people with Prasad, and he will return soon.
“There is no reason to deny him better treatment if he is unwell and doctors have referred him to Delhi,” said Inspector General, Prisons, Birendra Bhushan.
A CBI court on December 23, 2017 convicted Prasad in a fodder scam case related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.89 lakh from the Deoghar treasury from year 1991 to 1994 and sent him to jail. A month later, he was convicted in another fodder scam case and sentenced to five years of imprisonment.
He was admitted in the cardiology wing of RIMS the next year after he complained of discomfort while serving imprisonment in the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi. Since then, he has been undergoing treatment at the hospital. In 2018, he was referred to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi from where he was later discharged and sent back to Ranchi.
