Ranchi: The state unit of RJD on Friday organised a ‘Lalu rasoi’ across Jharkhand as part of which it distributed food among the needy to mark the 74th birthday of party president Lalu Prasad.
The RJD workers also a cut a cake at the party’s state headquarters to celebrate Lalu’s birthday.
Speaking after the cake-cutting ceremony, state party president Abhay Singh, who spoke to Lalu around 12:30pm on video call, said, “As per the RJD directive, we are providing food to the destitute at our Lalu rasoi at the respective district-level across Jharkhand.
We took this step as Lalu is a symphatiser of the poor, the Dalit and those belonging to backward and minority communities.” He added that a Lalu rasoi was also organsied at the party office where those living in the nearby slums were provided food while maintaining social distance.
He said that last year, RJD had served food to the poor for 73 days in a row to mark the 73rd birthday of Lalu.
Several party leaders, who were present during the celebration, prayed for Lalu’s long life.
Meanwhile, leaders from the breakaway faction of RJD, the RJD (Loktantrik), also wished Lalu on his birthday.