Lalu Prasad Appears Before ED in Land-For-Jobs Case
Today RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav appeared in front of ED in Patna. This appearance was because of the connection with the ongoing investigation into the land-for-jobs scam. The RJD 76-year-old leader arrived at the ED’s Bank Road office around 10:30 am with her daughter Misa Bharti who is also an RJD MP from Pataliputra.
Lalu Prasad spent almost four hours inside the ED office. He answered questions from the officials. All the RJD supporters gathered, chanting slogans in his support. But after the meeting, Lalu Prasad who is known for his witty remarks chose to remain silent and waved to the waiting media from his car while leaving.
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Previously his wife Rabri Devi and elder son Tej Pratap Yadav were also questioned by the agency for nearly four hours. Both are co-accused in the case.
Tejashwi Yadav criticized the probe. He called it politically motivated. “We are being targeted because we are in politics. Had I not been in politics, my name wouldn’t even come up,” he said.
On the other hand, JD(U) leader Neeraj Kumar dismissed the political vendetta claim, saying that Lalu Prasad had been convicted in the fodder scam earlier. “He is facing the result of his past actions,” he added.
The land-for-jobs scam dates back to Lalu Prasad’s tenure as Railway Minister during the first UPA government.
