New Delhi: In an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday said the next Prime Minister 'should not be without a wife'. His remarks came in response to his earlier advice to Rahul Gandhi to get married during a joint press conference held in Patna post the meeting of the opposition parties on June 23.
Speaking to reporters, Lalu said, "Whoever becomes the PM should not be without a wife. Staying at PM residence without a wife is wrong. This should be done away with..."
When asked how many seats will the alliance get in the 2024 elections, Lalu Prasad said, "At least 300 seats."
Notably, the Opposition parties have been trying to cobble up a grand alliance to take on the BJP's juggernaut headed by PM Modi and Amit Shah in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.
Referring to Ajit Pawar's move to join the Eknath Shinde-led government, Lalu Prasad Yadav said that Modi is the “convenor of corrupts.”
“Didn't you see he made the same person minister whom he earlier called corrupt?” he said.
Earlier today, the RJD chief said he will travel to Bengaluru for the next meeting of the opposition parties on July 17-18.
I am going to Delhi for my routine medical examination, including blood tests. After that I will come back to Patna, and then go to Bangaluru for the meeting of the opposition parties, and also for preparing the ground for the ouster of the Modi government from the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, he said, reported PTI.
The second meeting of the 'like-minded' opposition parties will be held in Bengaluru on July 17-18. The first meeting was held in Patna on June 23.