
8220;If possible, I will go to Mumbai to perform Chhath Puja,8221; said Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday, addressing a 8216;Chetna8217; rally organised by his party here.
Condemning the provocative 8220;unconstitutional8221; statements of MNS leader Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray, Lalu said the people of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand staying in Mumbai were afraid of venturing out of their homes.
There were also reports of misbehaviour with a woman on a train, he said adding that the Mumbai Police Commissioner had spoken to him on phone. Lalu said he had spoken to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the issue.
8220;A vase does not look beautiful with one rose, it requires a bunch of different flowers. The country is just like a vase,8221; he said, adding he would would work for the unity of the country.