Patna:Tension between two of the most powerful political families of Bihar was in limelight once again as Chandrika Rai -- father-in-law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s son Tej Pratap Yadav -- refused to accept the dowry articles returned by former chief minister Rabri Devi on Thursday night, suspecting that the Yadav family may have tried to slip "objectionable material" to get him into trouble.
The items were sent to Rai’s residence in response to the women’s helpline notice served to Rabri Devi on December 18, which had asked Rabri Devi to respond to an application by her daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai’s mother Poornima Devi who had demanded return of all articles given as ‘dowry’ after her daughter was allegedly thrown out by them.
As the two pick-up vans containing the 'dowry' articles arrived at his residence, Rai refused to unload the items alleging that it was not in conformity to the legal provisions.
He said, "who knows what is in the vans. It can contain any objectionable material. If she had to send the belongings back, she should have informed us. She should have sent the belongings with prior information and should have prepared the list in the presence of a Magistrate."