Land-for-Jobs case: Lalu Yadav appears before ED, RJD workers protest against Centre

Land-for-Jobs case: Former Bihar Chief Minister and leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Lalu Yadav, arrived at the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) office for questioning in connection with the alleged Land-for-Jobs case on Monday. 

Meanwhile, expressing discontent with the investigation of their party's national president, a significant gathering of RJD supporters protested outside the office. 

An RJD supporter claimed that the Central government is harassing their leader in a bid to prevent them from making strategies for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.

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"These people do not have any other weapon. The government is harassing these people for the upcoming elections of 2024 so that they are not able to make strategies," she said.

Meanwhile, Misa Bharti, daughter of Yadav, accompanied him to the ED's office and addressed reporters, stating that everything was transparent, with the nation watching closely. 

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Meanwhile, RJD Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha accused the BJP of using government agencies to politically target their rivals.

The alleged scam occurred when Lalu Yadav was Railway Minister between 2004 and 2009. Apart from the RJD national president, the chargesheet also includes the name of the then Railway General Manager.

In lieu of getting them appointed in the Railways, Lalu Prasad Yadav allegedly got lands transferred owned by candidates and their family members in the names of his wife Rabri Devi and daughter Misa Bharti for sale consideration which was much lesser than the prevailing circle rates as well as the prevailing market rates.

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The CBI filed the chargesheet in October last year, against former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, their daughter Misa Bharti, and 13 others in the land-for-jobs scam.

According to the CBI, the people were first recruited as substitutes in Group D posts in the Railways and were regularised when their families made a land deal.

The CBI is probing the allegations of taking land for a bribe in lieu of a job in the Railways.
At the same time, ED is investigating the case of money laundering. The CBI also filed a chargesheet in this case. 

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