Patna:
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is admitted to a hospital in Patna due to a fracture in his right shoulder. His condition is stable but, for better treatment, he will be shifted to the AIIMS in Delhi later in the evening, it is learnt.
Mr Yadav, 74, fell down the stairs of his house in Patna on Sunday and had to be rushed to hospital. His condition has improved over the past two days, according to sources at Paras Hospital. He has been talking to relatives and visitors. He will be taken to Delhi around 6pm in an air ambulance, it is learnt.
Nitish Kumar said Mr Yadav’s medical expenses will be borne by the state as “that is his right”. “We have been old associates. I wish him a quick recovery.”
Earlier, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain also met Mr Yadav.