land for job scam Senior BJP leader Sushil Modi has demanded immediate dismissal of Tejashwi Yadav from the post of Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. A charge sheet has been filed by the CBI on Monday against Tejashwi Yadav as well as his parents Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi in the job-land scam case. It was only after the charge sheet was filed that Sushil Modi demanded Nitish Kumar to sack Tejashwi Yadav from the post of deputy CM and cabinet.
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and BJP Rajya Sabha MP, Modi reminded Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of his stand that he would not compromise on corruption. Sushil Modi said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should immediately sack Tejashwi Yadav from the cabinet as the CBI has filed a charge sheet against the Deputy Chief Minister in a corruption case.
Sushil Modi reminds Nitish Kumar of fodder scam
Sushil Modi said that I want to remind Nitish Kumar that he and his party had demanded the dismissal of Lalu Yadav (from the post of Chief Minister of Bihar) after the charge sheet was filed in connection with the fodder scam. Let us tell you that in the case of land scam in exchange of job in Bihar, CBI has filed a charge sheet in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court.
In the charge sheet, Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and many others including his family have also been made accused. In this case, on May 18, the ED had questioned former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi. Rabri Devi was also questioned by the CBI in this matter. They had recorded her statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in this case. The ED has already interrogated Tejashwi Yadav and Misa Bharti in this matter.
land scam for job
Lalu Yadav was the Union Railway Minister from 2004 to 2009. Land scam case in lieu of job is related to railway recruitment. It is alleged that from 2004 to 2009, while being the Railway Minister in the UPA government, Lalu Yadav gave jobs to people in exchange for land.
According to the allegation, when Lalu Yadav was the Railway Minister, he had recruited many people for Group-D jobs in the Railways without issuing advertisements. In return, people had to give land. In this case, the CBI has registered a case against Lalu Yadav and his family.