New Delhi: Currently admitted in a Ranchi hospital for medical care Jailed former Bihar chief minister and Railways minister Lalu Prasad has complained about poor hygiene, mosquito menace and barking by stray dogs. He requested that he be shifted to another ward.

RJD lawmaker and national general secretary Bhola Yadav said that an application has been submitted to the director of the RIMS hospital, where Prasad is admitted, with the plea that he be moved to the 100-bed paying ward, which at present has only three patients.

“We have cited the reasons also for making such a request. The waste pipe of a toilet close to his ward is clogged, emitting foul smell. This imperils the health of our leader who suffers from infections,” Yadav, a close confidant of the RJD chief, said.

Yadav, who has been beside the RJD supremo for most of the time since he was sent to jail in December last year, said the lack of hygiene also leads to the menace of mosquitoes which is another potential health risk, “especially in the rainy season. Besides there is also the problem of excessive noises.”

“The post-mortem house is nearby which attracts a large number of stray dogs. Their barks and howls is a nuisance and cause immense discomfort to the septuagenarian,” the RJD MLA said.

The MLA also said that being a diabetic, Prasad needs to go for regular walks but the location of the cardiology department ward where he is lodged is “not suitable” for that.