Pappu Yadav, Gohil late night meeting triggers ripples in political circles

A late night meeting between the AICC in-charge for Bihar, Shaktisinh Gohil, and Jan Adhikar Party chief Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav triggered political ripples within the Congress party and its ally, Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal Monday.

Yadav, who represents the Madhepura Lok Sabha seat, met Gohil at the Sadaqat Ashram, the state Congress headquarters, late Sunday night.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Gohil said it was a courtesy call by Yadav, whose wife Ranjeet Ranjan is a Congress MP from Supual in Bihar.

Talking to PTI over the phone from Khagaria Monday, Yadav said he discussed about attacks on non-Gujaratis, particularly those from Bihar in Gujarat, with Gohil who hails from that state.

The JAP chief said they also discussed about the prevailing political situation in Bihar.

"When two political personalities meet, it's obvious that there will be talk on socio-political issues... We discussed about the prevailing political situation in Bihar," Yadav said, adding "the talk was general in nature and not alliance specific...Lok Sabha election is still far away."