Lalu Prasad Yadav

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Lalu Prasad Yadav (right) in 2007

Lalu Prasad Yadav ( Hindi : लालू प्रसाद यादव, born June 11, 1947 in Gopalganj , Bihar ) is an Indian politician. From 2004 to 2009 he was Minister of Railways in the first cabinet of Manmohan Singh . Yadav is one of the most controversial and colorful personalities in the party landscape in India.

Career and political activities

Yadav was born in Bihar to poor Hindu farmers, the second of six children. He graduated from Patna University , where he earned a Bachelor of Laws and Masters degree in Political Science. In 1973 he married Rabri Devi, with whom he has two sons and seven daughters. During his studies in Patna he became politically active, initially as president of the Patna University Students' Union (PUSU), which was associated with the movement around Jayaprakash Narayan ("Bihar Movement"). The movement was directed against price increases, against political corruption and unemployment and was aimed primarily against the ruling Congress Party under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi . In 1977 he was elected as a member of the Janata Party in the all- India parliament, the Lok Sabha , but lost his mandate in the 1980 election . 1980 to 1989 he was a member of the Parliament of Bihar. In 1989 he again won a parliamentary seat in the 1989 election of Lok Sabha as a candidate for Janata Dal . At that time, Yadav was increasingly gaining political influence in Bihar at the expense of the previously dominant Congress party. Its supporters were mainly drawn from the lower castes and from Muslims.

Chief Minister in Bihar

Yadav was Chief Minister of Bihar twice , the first from March 10, 1990 to April 3, 1995 and the second from April 4, 1995 to July 25, 1997. In 1997, he was forced to scam due to an extensive corruption scam known as the Fodder (English "feed vertigo") became known to resign. In 1996, the police in Bihar discovered machinations that turned into a large-scale corruption scandal in which numerous high-ranking politicians and a network of dubious business people were allegedly involved. The affair involved the embezzlement of a total of 267 million US dollars (equivalent to about 320 million dollars in 2014 purchasing power). In Bihar, which is one of the poorest countries in India, the money was mainly used for fodder, among other things. should be issued, which, however, had not happened. Instead, they had seeped away in dark channels. Yadav came under pressure from the opposition, which demanded his resignation, but also from his own party, the Janata Dal. He then gathered his followers and founded a new party with them in 1997, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). With this political support he managed to get his wife Rabri Devi elected as Chief Minister of Bihar, although she was largely illiterate and had no political experience. His opponents accused him, despite his resignation, of continuing to pull the political strings in Bihar via remote control, so to speak, which was denied by him and his wife.

Railway Minister

In the 2004 election , the RJD, which had entered into an electoral alliance with the Congress Party, won 21 parliamentary seats in Bihar, and Yadav was rail minister in the coalition government that was subsequently formed under the leadership of the Congress Party. During his four-year tenure, he managed to transform the loss-making state-owned company into a profitable company.

Condemnation

In 2013, after long trials, an Indian court sentenced Yadav to a fine of 2.5 million rupees (approximately 30,000 euros) and a five-year prison term for fodder scam . He was one of 45 senior state officials and politicians who were convicted. However, just two and a half months after his conviction, he was released on bail in December 2013.

Because of its involvement in corruption scandals, Yadav is highly controversial in the Indian public. Despite the scandals, it continues to enjoy considerable popularity, especially among the lower castes in Bihar.

Web links

Commons : Lalu Prasad Yadav  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In some cases the English spelling of his name Laloo Prasad Yadav is also familiar, cf. It's Lalu not Laloo and it's official. rediff.com, June 24, 2004, accessed March 24, 2014 .
  2. ↑ a b Biography. laluprasadyadav.co.in, archived from the original on March 24, 2014 ; accessed on March 24, 2014 (English).
  3. ^ Law Kumar Mishra: Lalu, the milkman's son who rose from clerk to CM. The Times of India, October 1, 2013, accessed March 24, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Jay Mazoomdaar: The Promise and Betrayal of Lalu Prasad Yadav. Tehelka.com, October 3, 2013, archived from the original on October 13, 2013 ; accessed on March 24, 2014 (English).
  5. ↑ Girish Kuber: Vox Populi: Laloo 'castes' his spell on Bihar. The Economic Times, January 26, 2005, accessed March 24, 2014 .
  6. ^ A b Profile: Laloo Prasad Yadav. BBC News, September 30, 2013, accessed March 24, 2014 .
  7. ↑ BJP urges Sharma to dismiss Laloo government. The Financial Express, July 6, 1997, archived from the original on April 21, 2009 ; accessed on March 24, 2014 (English).
  8. ↑ The Rediff Interview / Rabri Devi: 'I am not subordinate to Lalooji'. rediff.com, February 22, 2000, accessed March 24, 2014 .
  9. ^ The Money Train. India Today, February 22, 2000, accessed March 12, 2007 .
  10. ^ India corruption: Laloo Prasad Yadav jailed for five years. BBC News, October 3, 2013, accessed March 24, 2014 .
  11. ^ Lalu Prasad Yadav released from jail. dna analysis, December 16, 2013, accessed March 12, 2007 .
personal data
SURNAME Yadav, Lalu Prasad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Yadav, Laloo Prasad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Gopalganj , Bihar