Lalu Prasad Yadav granted five-day parole to attend son’s wedding 

Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav granted parole on Wednesday of five days for son Tej Pratap Yadav's wedding with Aishwarya Rai, daughter of party legislator Chandrika Rai, on Saturday, May 12 in Patna. He is currently admitted in Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi.

He could not attend the engagement ceremony of Tej Pratap at Patna on April 18 over which his family had expressed sorrow. Tej Pratap had posted an emotional tweet "miss you Papa." His son Tej Pratap Yadav, a sitting MLA and former state minister, will be tying the nuptial knot with Aishwarya Rai, daughter of party legislator Chandrika Rai, on Saturday, May 12 in Patna.

"We moved an application before the IG, Jail yesterday for parole from May 10 to May 14. We hope that our leader will not be deprived of the opportunity to attend the marriage ceremony of his son which is an occasion that comes once in a lifetime," RJD national general secretary and MLA Bhola Yadav told PTI over phone.