Ahead of Bihar floor test, CBI RAIDS several RJD leaders

Patna: Ahead of the floor test in Bihar Legislative Assembly, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided the residences of several leaders of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) across the state in connection with the ‘land for jobs’ scam.

The raids were conducted at the different places of four ruling RJD leaders - party treasure and MLC Sunil Singh, Rajyasabha MP Ashfaq Karim, Fayaz Ahmed and Subodh Roy.

Meanwhile RJD treasurer and BISCOMAN chairman Sunil Singh termed the raid as an act of revenge.

He said that the CBI people were searching his house after ousting him.

Earlier CBI had lodged FIR against former railway minister RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, their two daughters, some bureaucrats and some other people. According to the allegations Lalu Yadav had got the land registered in the name of his family members in lieu of providing job in railway group D while being railway minister.

In due course of Investigation it was also found that no notification were issued against the jobs on which the appointments were made. More than 1 lakh square feet land Lalu's family got registered in their name.

CBI had already conducted raids at various places related to Lalu Yadav. Prior to this the CBI had arrested Bhola Yadav, one of the close confident of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. (Inputs from agencies)