Saran: Locals lament loss of mills that once dotted landscape

Harendra Yadav, in his late 60s, rues closure of sugar mill at Marwah, 25 kilometres north-west of Chapra town. Its Indian arm, C&E Morton Limited, started manufacturing various kinds of confectionery at the Marharua factory and sold the products under the trade name “Morton” almost nine decades ago. Even though RJD national president Lalu Prasad is out of active politics, people remember his contribution in providing jobs by setting up Rail Wheel Factory at Bela and Diesel Locomotive Factory at Marhaura. The contest For the voters of Saran Lok Sabha constituency, the contest between RJD leader Lalu Prasad’s family and BJP’s Rajiv Pratap Rudy is not new. In 2014, Rudy trounced Lalu’s wife and former Bihar CM Rabri Devi by 40,000 votes while in 2019, he defeated Chandrika Rai, father-in-law of Lalu’s son Tej Pratap Yadav, by 1.38 lakh votes.