GG News Bureau
Medininagar, 8th June. Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was fined Rs 6,000 by a court in Palamu district of Jharkhand on Wednesday for violating the model code of conduct during the 2009 assembly polls in the state.
Appearing in the court of judge Satish Kumar Munda, Lalu confessed and accepted that he violated the model code of conduct.
Judge Satish Kumar Munda imposed a fine of Rs 6,000, which was deposited on behalf of the RJD leader. Consequently, the matter was disposed of.
While campaigning for the 2009 assembly polls, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s chopper had landed in a paddy field in Garhwa allegedly owing to the mistake of the pilot instead of the helipad in Medininagar.
A case under IPC sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 290 (punishment for public nuisance), 291 (whoever repeats or continues a public nuisance) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), and section 127 of Representation of People’s Act that deals with disturbances at election meetings.
Lalu Prasad Yadav’s advocate Prabhat Kumar said that the case was later moved to Ranchi and then to Medininagar.
The supporters of Lalu, who assembled outside the court, welcomed the verdict and garlanded their leader.
Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Palamu district unit chief Ramnath Chandravanshi said Lalu Prasad Yadav will soon leave for Patna.
Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Surjit Kumar said tight security arrangements were made for Lalu Yadav in the court. Traffic was regulated in the area.
Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav had arrived in Medininagar, the district headquarters of Palamu, on Monday for appearing before the court. During his stay at the circuit house, a fan in his room caught fire but was swiftly extinguished by his aides.
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