RANCHI /PATNA: RJD president Lalu Prasad, serving sentence in fodder scam cases, was on Wednesday granted a five-day parole to attend the wedding of his elder son later this week.

His son Tej Pratap Yadav, a sitting MLA and former state minister,  will be tying the nuptial knot with Aishwarya Rai, Tej Pratap Yadav former Bihar chief minister Daroga Prasad Rai’s granddaughter she is daughter of party legislator Chandrika Rai, on Saturday, May 12 in Patna.

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is serving a sentence in connection with fodder scam cases, has reportedly been given five-day parole for attending the wedding of his son Tej Pratap Yadav and former Bihar chief minister Daroga Prasad Rai’s granddaughter Aishwarya Rai.

According to reports the former chief minister was granted parole after Ranchi Superintendent of Police and Jharkhand advocate general gave a no-objection certificate. Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi has already given fitness certificate to the RJD supremo. The report quoted RJD leader Bhola Yadav as saying that Lalu will leave from Ranchi to Patna on a flight at 5.55 pm on Wednesday.

Tej Pratap and Aishwarya got engaged in a ceremony at Hotel Maurya in Patna on April 18. Except for former’s father and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is currently serving a sentence after conviction in fodder scam cases, all close family members and friends had attended the engagement ceremony. The mehendi ceremony of Aishwarya Rai, who will tie the knot with Tej Pratap on May 12, will be held on Wednesday.
The RJD supremo had applied for a parole from May 9 to May 13 to attend the wedding ceremony of his SonTej Pratap and Aishwarya. (With Agency Inputs).