LIVE! Jagjivan Ram's granddaughter plans revenge against Meira Kumar
April 08, 2014  19:03
Medhavi Kirti, the granddaughter of the late Congress leader Babu Jagjivan Ram, a veteran Dalit leader, has campaigned for the last two days against her aunt Meira Kumar, the Lok Sabha speaker and Congress candidate from Sasaram in Bihar.

Kumar, who is the sitting MP from Sasaram, is the daughter of Jagjivan Ram. "I have campaigned for JD-U candidate KP Ramiah against my aunt Meira Kumar. I want to take revenge against her conspiracy against me,"Medhavi told Rediff.com from Sasaram on Tuesday evening after campaigning ended.

Sasaram will go to polls on April 10. "I am happy with the response of the people during my campaign in favour of the JD-U nominee. My aim is to ensure the defeat of my aunt," she said.

Kirti said she is the legitimate heir of Jagjivan Ram and president of Congress-J, the party formed by my grandfather after he was humiliated by the Congress. -- MI Khan.

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