RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. File.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad in the land-for-job scam case on January 29. He reached the ED workplace earlier within the morning, as a whole lot of RJD employees together with a number of leaders had assembled on the location in help of Mr Prasad.
The ED case relies on a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 18, 2022, in opposition to Mr. Prasad and others in the identical matter. In July final yr, the CBI filed a second chargesheet in opposition to the previous Railway Minister, his spouse Ms. Rabri Devi, their son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, and 14 others.
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“Whenever ED sends summon to any of our family members, we come and cooperate but our family is being harassed unnecessarily,” mentioned Misa Bharti, RJD Rajya Sabha member and the elder daughter of Mr. Prasad. Ms Bharti accompanied Mr. Prasad to the ED workplace.
The alleged scam occurred when Lalu Yadav was Railway Minister between 2004 and 2009. Apart from the RJD nationwide president, the chargesheet additionally contains the identify of the then Railway General Manager.
In lieu of getting them appointed within the Railways, Mr. Lalu Prasad allegedly bought lands transferred owned by candidates and their members of the family within the names of his spouse Rabri Devi and daughter Misa Bharti for sale consideration which was a lot lesser than the prevailing circle charges in addition to the prevailing market charges.
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The CBI filed the chargesheet in October final yr, in opposition to former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, their daughter Misa Bharti and 13 others within the land-for-jobs scam.
According to the CBI, the folks had been first recruited as substitutes in Group D posts within the Railways and had been regularised when their households made a land deal.
The CBI is probing the allegations of taking land for a bribe in lieu of a job within the Railways.
(With company inputs)