New Delhi, 02 November (H.S.): Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi met Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday. During the meeting, the two leaders reminisced about their association during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and exchanged recollections of the experiences surrounding the implementation of landmark legislation such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the Right to Education (RTE) Act and the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Sonia Gandhi met Lalu Prasad Yadav at the residence of his daughter and Rajya Sabha MP, Misa Bharti. Sharing details of the meeting on the social media platform X, Lalu Prasad said Sonia Gandhi had visited his residence and enquired about his health. The two leaders also revisited memories of their earlier days in public life.

Lalu Prasad said that during the UPA government's tenure, transparent and welfare-oriented initiatives had been introduced for the benefit of young people, farmers, soldiers and ordinary citizens. He noted that legislation such as MGNREGA, the RTE Act and the RTI Act had empowered people across the country.

He also highlighted the allocation of more than Rs. 1.45 lakh crore for Bihar's development under the leadership of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.

Tejashwi Yadav also reacted to the meeting in a post on X, describing it as a warm and cordial interaction between two experienced leaders who share a long-standing personal and political association.

He said the two leaders had stood firmly by each other through the highs and lows of life over the years. Tejashwi added that it was a privilege for him to listen to and learn from their experiences, reflections, struggles and achievements associated with the UPA government's development agenda.

He further observed that such interactions were inspiring, reinforcing the belief that determination and sustained efforts in the right direction invariably lead to positive outcomes.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar