Patna: Aishwarya Rai, the estranged wife of Tej Pratap Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad’s elder son, here on Sunday, said she was evicted from the official residence of her mother-in-law Rabri Devi, former Chief Minister of Bihar.
A drama unfolded at the 10, Circular Road residence of former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, where Ms. Rai spoke to the media for the first time in the presence of her parents who rushed to the spot upon receiving her distress call.
“For the past three months, I have been subjected to ill-treatment here. I was not given food, so every day my meals used to come from my residence. Since Saturday, however, I was being denied access even to the kitchen. A personal staff of my mother-in-law rudely told me that it has been locked and refused to hand over the keys to me,” Ms. Rai said.
Speaking to the media from a shade in the Yadav residence, Aishwarya accused her in-laws of continued ill-treatment and alleged that she was thrown out by her mother-in-law Rabri Devi, a former Chief Minister, and blamed her sister-in-law Misa Bharti for the breakdown of her marriage.
Meanwhile, Misa Bharti, who is a Rajya Sabha member, refuted all the allegations, saying she was “unnecessarily dragged” into the husband-wife dispute.
Her father Chandrika Roy, known to be close to Lalu Yadav, drove to 10, Circular Road despite the flood-like situation in Patna. Aishwarya was under the shade where RJD chief Lalu Yadav held meetings. The main doors of the house remained closed until late in the evening. She was let in after police intervened in the matter.
