Laloo submits memo

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JUNE 9. The Rashtriya Janata Dal president, Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav, met the President, Mr. K. R. Narayanan, today and reportedly demanded the recall of the Bihar Governor, Mr. V. C. Pande, alleging ``misconduct.''

Mr. Yadav rushed to the capital after a court in Patna rejected his plea against the framing of charges in a disproportionate assets case involving himself and his wife, Mrs. Rabri Devi. As he came out of Rashtrapati Bhawan, Mr. Yadav ruled out the resignation of Mrs. Rabri Devi.

Apparently, Mr. Yadav was heading a delegation of six to seven RJD members. He submitted a memorandum to the President suggesting that the Governor had undermined and `murdered' the Constitution when he invited the NDA leader, Mr. Nitish Kumar to lead the Bihar Government immediately after the Assembly elections in spite of the fact that the NDA was in a minority.

Later, Mr. Yadav said Mrs. Rabri Devi would not quit office as a ``legal procedure was on'' and ``a person is innocent until proven guilty by the highest court.''

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