Nitish Kumar meets Lalu Yadav at Patna's Paras Hospital

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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar met Lalu Yadav at Patna's Paras Hospital on Wednesday, where the Rashtriya Janata Dal boss is receiving treatment for a fracture and other injuries sustained after falling down the stairs at his home in the city. Photographs showed Nitish Kumar standing by Lalu Yadav's side while the former chief minister is in bed with an oxygen mask attached to his face. "Met RJD chief shri Lalu Prasad Yadav ji at Paras Hospital in Patna and inquired about his health. Wishing shri Lalu Prasad Yadav ji a speedy recovery," Nitish Kumar tweeted.

Lalu Yadav's son, Tejashwi Yadav, who is the Leader of the Opposition in Bihar, is also present. Speaking to reporters after the two veterans Indian political leaders met, Tejashwi Yadav said: "His condition is stable. Everyone knows about his kidney and heart issues... for which treatment was going on in Delhi. Those doctors have his medical history and that is why we're taking him there."

Lalu Yadav is likely to be shifted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medial Studies (AIIMS) later today.

"If situation calls for us to take him to Singapore (for a kidney transplant)... we will. All in politics, even those in other parties, even PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, have called to enquire about his health."

Earlier today the prime minister spoke to Tejashwi about his father's condition. RJD spokesperson Chitaranjan Gagan said Modi also wished Lalu Yadav a speedy recovery. Lalu Yadav, 74, was rushed to Paras Hospital at 3.30 am on Monday after fracturing his right shoulder. At the time Tejashwi Yadav had said his father's condition was stable.

A hospital official said Lalu Yadav had been admitted with 'many symptoms, which relate to his shoulder injury and other diseases which he suffers from, including kidney problems'.

Lalu Yadav is out on bail in the fodder scam cases; bail in the final such case was granted by the Jharkhand high court in April. Last month the court also allowed him to travel abroad for a kidney transplant; his passport was released from court custody to get renewed.

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