Siwan, Nov. 6 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav appeared before the Siwan district court in connection with a 15-year-old Model Code of Conduct (MCC) alleged violation case relating to the 2011 Daraunda assembly by-election.

Lalu appeared before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM-I) Arvind Kumar Singh in connection with a case registered at Daraunda police station.

Former Bihar Assembly Speaker and senior RJD leader Awadh Bihari Choudhary stated that RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has the utmost respect for the judiciary and has arrived personally.

"In accordance with the order of the honourable court, our leader Lalu Prasad Yadav is appearing in the case related to the Model Code of Conduct duri...