CBI reopens graft case against Lalu, names Tejashwi co-accused

The Central Bureau of Investigation has reopened a corruption case in opposition to RJD chief Lalu Prasad.

Case dates again to Lalu’s tenure as Railway min throughout UPA-2

The case is said to numerous tasks of Indian Railway allotted to a outstanding actual property firm when he was Union railway minister in the course of the UPA-2 authorities within the Centre.

The case was lodged in opposition to him in 2018 and was closed in Could 2021. Apart from Lalu Prasad, CBI has additionally named deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, and his two daughters Rajini Yadav and Chanda Yadav as accused within the case.

Allegedly allotted two tasks to shell firms

Throughout his tenure as a Union railway minister, Lalu Prasad allegedly allotted two tasks in Delhi and Mumbai to a shell firm funded by a prime actual property firm of Delhi and took a property in upscale South Delhi in return.

Lalu Prasad is at the moment recuperating after a kidney transplant in Singapore. His daughter Rohini Acharya had donated the kidney.

BJP misusing central businesses: RJD

Reacting on the case, Jagadanand Singh, state president of RJD stated: “BJP is conspiring in opposition to opposition leaders. They’re misusing the Central businesses for its personal vested political curiosity. BJP leaders are destroying the structure and constitutional businesses. They wish to lodge Lalu Prasad into jail once more.”

“After the kidney transplant, everyone seems to be praying for his good well being and they’re conspiring in opposition to him,” Singh stated.

RJD spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan stated: “CBI registered that case 9 years after his tenure in 2018 and closed in Could 2021 after it didn’t discover any proof in opposition to him. The CBI’s present transfer is attributed to revenge in opposition to him because the Mahagathbandhan authorities is gaining recognition and folks’s anger is creeping the Narendra Modi authorities.”

JD(U) backs Lalu

Abhishek Jha, one other spokesperson of JD-U, additionally blamed BJP for utilizing CBI for its political vested curiosity. “BJP is utilizing Central businesses in opposition to its political opponents. That case was closed in 2021, nonetheless it has reopened the case which is a sign of BJP vendetta politics in opposition to political opponents.”

“CBI is an impartial company and it has nothing to do with the federal government. They’ve reopened a case in opposition to him because it believes that Lalu was concerned in corruption. BJP has nothing to do with it. The Narendra Modi authorities does neither save nor body anybody. The allegation levelled by RJD leaders in opposition to BJP is totally baseless. Lalu is at the moment recuperating from kidney transplant and we hope that he’ll recuperate quickly and return Bihar quickly,” stated Arvind Kumar Singh, BJP spokesperson.