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<div class="itg-mosimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998August%2Fliterary-score_082712094949.gif" alt="" height="425" width="650" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img>Laloo Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi: bards' delight<b>Patna:</b><p>Sycophants are not new to Indian politics. Neither are bards a novelty in Bihar. Till yesterday these "minstrels" were the cynosure at political meetings, extolling the virtues of the state's "strongman" Laloo Yadav.</p><p>Now, realising where power rests, they have switched allegiance to his wife and Chief Minister Rabri Devi. At the Rashtriya Loktantrik Morcha rally in Patna last week, copies of <i>Rabri Chalisa</i> were a hit among the participants.<br><br>True to his breed, the bard in this case, Ram Vilas Yadav, a Rashtriya Janata Dal worker from Khagaria, equates Rabri with "Jhansi Ki Rani", even though the simple soul prefers to be known as a <i>gareeb ki beti</i> (poor man's daughter). </p><p>Ram Vilas' intentions are clear in the literary effort: a request for help from the chief minister in a manner similar to her promotion of her brothers Subhash and Sadhu Yadav (both were nominated to the Legislative Council recently). </p><p>Of course, that's not asking for too much. A few years ago Laloo was so impressed by <i>Macchar Chalisa</i>, an ode dedicated to him by one Brahmadev Paswan, that he nominated the author to the Rajya Sabha.<br></p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Aug 17, 1998</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div></div>

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<div class="itg-mosimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  title=""  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998August%2Fliterary-score_082712094949.gif" loading="lazy" /></div>Laloo Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi: bards' delight<b style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Patna:</b><p>Sycophants are not new to Indian politics. Neither are bards a novelty in Bihar. Till yesterday these "minstrels" were the cynosure at political meetings, extolling the virtues of the state's "strongman" Laloo Yadav.</p><p>Now, realising where power rests, they have switched allegiance to his wife and Chief Minister Rabri Devi. At the Rashtriya Loktantrik Morcha rally in Patna last week, copies of <i>Rabri Chalisa</i> were a hit among the participants.<br><br>True to his breed, the bard in this case, Ram Vilas Yadav, a Rashtriya Janata Dal worker from Khagaria, equates Rabri with "Jhansi Ki Rani", even though the simple soul prefers to be known as a <i>gareeb ki beti</i> (poor man's daughter). </p><p>Ram Vilas' intentions are clear in the literary effort: a request for help from the chief minister in a manner similar to her promotion of her brothers Subhash and Sadhu Yadav (both were nominated to the Legislative Council recently). </p><p>Of course, that's not asking for too much. A few years ago Laloo was so impressed by <i>Macchar Chalisa</i>, an ode dedicated to him by one Brahmadev Paswan, that he nominated the author to the Rajya Sabha.<br></p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Aug 17, 1998</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div></div>

Sycophants are not new to Indian politics. Neither are bards a novelty in Bihar. Till yesterday these "minstrels" were the cynosure at political meetings, extolling the virtues of the state's "strongman" Laloo Yadav.

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Minstrels were the cynosure at political meetings, extolling the virtues of the state's "strongman" Laloo Yadav, they have switched allegiance to his wife and Chief Minister Rabri Devi.

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This news report covers the intense political confrontation in Parliament where Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi reportedly called BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu a 'traitor'. The incident occurred near the Makar Dwar as suspended MPs were protesting. The transcript highlights that Bittu, once a close associate of Gandhi, was heckled by Congress members following the remark. Additionally, the bulletin features a statement regarding the suspension of eight Congress MPs for the remainder of the session due to 'unruly behaviour'. Dilip Saikia, who was in the chair during the ruckus, stated that the members violated parliamentary decorum and rules. The report notes that the Congress party views those who defect to the other side through a specific 'prism', leading to the sharp exchange. The drama unfolded as Priyanka Gandhi also met with the suspended legislators to discuss the adjournment of the House.

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Sycophants are not new to Indian politics. Neither are bards a novelty in Bihar. Till yesterday these "minstrels" were the cynosure at political meetings, extolling the virtues of the state's "strongman" Laloo Yadav.

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