Land for jobs ‘rip-off’: Tejashwi skips CBI questioning, seeks contemporary date

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav is unlikely to seem earlier than the CBI for questioning on Saturday within the alleged land-for-jobs rip-off and has sought a contemporary date citing private causes, officers stated.

The federal company summoned RJD chief Yadav for questioning on Saturday after he had skipped the earlier date on March 4, they stated. He has once more sought a contemporary date citing private causes, they stated.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) lately questioned RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and his spouse Rabri Devi — former chief ministers of Bihar — in Delhi and Patna respectively.

The case pertains to folks allegedly given employment within the railways in return for land parcels gifted or bought at low-cost charges to the Yadav household and its associates, the officers stated.

After the current questioning of his dad and mom, Tejashwi Yadav had alleged that investigation businesses had been appearing in opposition to political opponents of the ruling BJP on the Centre.

“It is an open secret that probe agencies are acting against political opponents of the BJP and helping those who agree to align with that party,” the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief had instructed reporters outdoors the Bihar meeting on Monday.

Yadav then stated that Prasad, because the railway minister, had “no powers” to offer employment in change for favours.

He bought assist from the Congress and the AAP, which focused the central authorities, alleging that the ruling BJP needed to “suppress” the voice of the Opposition.

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Saturday hinted that he agreed with the rivalry of ally RJD that the current crackdown on its president Lalu Prasad and his relations by the CBI and ED was “politically motivated”.

The CBI has filed a cost sheet within the land-for-jobs case in opposition to Prasad, Rabri Devi and 14 others below prices of legal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and all of the accused have been summoned on March 15 by a particular court docket, officers stated.

The allegations have been denied by members of the Yadav household.

The officers stated the contemporary spherical of questioning is going down as a part of “further investigation” on the idea of contemporary inputs gathered by it throughout its ongoing probe.

The CBI has alleged that in Lalu Prasad’s tenure because the railway minister within the UPA authorities from 2004 to 2009, favorite candidates had been appointed within the railways in violation of norms and procedures.

No commercial or public discover was issued for appointment however some residents of Patna had been appointed as substitutes in several zonal railways situated in Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur and Hazipur, the CBI has alleged.

As a quid professional quo, the candidates, instantly or by their instant relations, allegedly bought land to the relations of Prasad at extremely discounted charges, as much as one-fourth to one-fifth of the prevailing market charges.

NEW DELHI: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav is unlikely to seem earlier than the CBI for questioning on Saturday within the alleged land-for-jobs rip-off and has sought a contemporary date citing private causes, officers stated.

The federal company summoned RJD chief Yadav for questioning on Saturday after he had skipped the earlier date on March 4, they stated. He has once more sought a contemporary date citing private causes, they stated.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) lately questioned RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and his spouse Rabri Devi — former chief ministers of Bihar — in Delhi and Patna respectively.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The case pertains to folks allegedly given employment within the railways in return for land parcels gifted or bought at low-cost charges to the Yadav household and its associates, the officers stated.

After the current questioning of his dad and mom, Tejashwi Yadav had alleged that investigation businesses had been appearing in opposition to political opponents of the ruling BJP on the Centre.

“It is an open secret that probe agencies are acting against political opponents of the BJP and helping those who agree to align with that party,” the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief had instructed reporters outdoors the Bihar meeting on Monday.

Yadav then stated that Prasad, because the railway minister, had “no powers” to offer employment in change for favours.

He bought assist from the Congress and the AAP, which focused the central authorities, alleging that the ruling BJP needed to “suppress” the voice of the Opposition.

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Saturday hinted that he agreed with the rivalry of ally RJD that the current crackdown on its president Lalu Prasad and his relations by the CBI and ED was “politically motivated”.

The CBI has filed a cost sheet within the land-for-jobs case in opposition to Prasad, Rabri Devi and 14 others below prices of legal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and all of the accused have been summoned on March 15 by a particular court docket, officers stated.

The allegations have been denied by members of the Yadav household.

The officers stated the contemporary spherical of questioning is going down as a part of “further investigation” on the idea of contemporary inputs gathered by it throughout its ongoing probe.

The CBI has alleged that in Lalu Prasad’s tenure because the railway minister within the UPA authorities from 2004 to 2009, favorite candidates had been appointed within the railways in violation of norms and procedures.

No commercial or public discover was issued for appointment however some residents of Patna had been appointed as substitutes in several zonal railways situated in Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur and Hazipur, the CBI has alleged.

As a quid professional quo, the candidates, instantly or by their instant relations, allegedly bought land to the relations of Prasad at extremely discounted charges, as much as one-fourth to one-fifth of the prevailing market charges.