Lalu`s horse gets a new master
Patna, Nov 19:
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's prized possession-- a horse which responds to only English commands-- finally found a new master today.
'Pawan', who was on display for the last three days at one of Asia's biggest cattle fairs in Bihar's Sonepur, was sold for Rs 1.1 lakh to a farmer, Baleshwar Rai, who lives in Raghopur Assembly constituency of Prasad's wife Rabri Devi.
The horse had a price tag of Rs 1.51 lakh. "Since Rai belongs to Rabri Devi's constituency, it is expected that he will look after the horse carefully and that is the reason the horse was sold at a lower price to him," Prasad's Private Secretary Bhola Yadav told a news agency.
Supporters of the JD (U) MLA from Mokama, Anant Singh, offered a higher price for Pawan, but Rai refused to part with the horse, he said.
Pawan, his trainer claims, "can race against a Bolero on a smooth road" but it can only follow commands in English, which put off most bidders at the auction.
Also there were no takers for Prasad's pet as it arrived at a time when most horse-sellers had struck deals and left the place.
REFERENCE
http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=336663&ssid=68&sid=LIF
Patna, Nov 19:
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's prized possession-- a horse which responds to only English commands-- finally found a new master today.
'Pawan', who was on display for the last three days at one of Asia's biggest cattle fairs in Bihar's Sonepur, was sold for Rs 1.1 lakh to a farmer, Baleshwar Rai, who lives in Raghopur Assembly constituency of Prasad's wife Rabri Devi.
The horse had a price tag of Rs 1.51 lakh. "Since Rai belongs to Rabri Devi's constituency, it is expected that he will look after the horse carefully and that is the reason the horse was sold at a lower price to him," Prasad's Private Secretary Bhola Yadav told a news agency.
Supporters of the JD (U) MLA from Mokama, Anant Singh, offered a higher price for Pawan, but Rai refused to part with the horse, he said.
Pawan, his trainer claims, "can race against a Bolero on a smooth road" but it can only follow commands in English, which put off most bidders at the auction.
Also there were no takers for Prasad's pet as it arrived at a time when most horse-sellers had struck deals and left the place.
REFERENCE
http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=336663&ssid=68&sid=LIF
