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| Lalu in his element on Budget day |
| Bollywood movies Chak De, Goal and Mungeri Lal ke Haseen Sapne on Tuesday came to the aid of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad
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| INDIA
, 26-February-2008
8:53:55 AM |
| Bollywood movies Chak De, Goal and Mungeri Lal ke Haseen Sapne on Tuesday came to the aid of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in describing the achievements of his ministry in the Railway Budget.
The Indian Railways in its ''historic'' profit-making binge has been ''kicking one 'Goal' after another (creating records) and every child in the country is today cheering 'Chak De railway, Prasad said in his budget speech.
''We have not only shown dreams but turned them into reality...... 'Mungeri Lal ke Haseen Sapne' (Mungeri Lal's sweet dreams) have been turned into reality and are being implemented,'' he said, amid laughter and applause from all sides.
As Prasad's speech progressed and was later disrupted by angry protests from members from several parties including Congress and supporting Left members, his daughters and a son-in-law witnessed his performance in rapt attention from the Speaker's Gallery.
Discussion with Sonia Gandhi
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition L K Advani were present in the House. Before delivering his two-hour long speech, Prasad was seen in discussion with Gandhi.
Out of action Dayanidhi Maran was seen sitting in the ministers' row, flanked by Union Ministers Raghuvansh Prasad and E Ahamed, and thumping government's proposals.
Daughters of DMK chief M Karunanidhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Kanimozhi and Supriya Sule, were among a large number of Rajya Sabha members sitting in the packed MPs' Gallery.
Prior to the disruptions, Prasad announced a train between Chhapra, his constituency, and Mathura, saying he could now go directly to the abode of Lord Krishna.
When some MPs complained that the translation system was not working, Prasad told them ''I will translate this for you'' and explained a Hindi couplet in English. ''We have sowed a tree and now it is my duty to ensure that fruits can grow,'' he said.
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