Land-For-Jobs Scam Latest Update: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav was on Saturday summoned by CBI for questioning in connection with the land-for-job case. Notably, this is the second time he has been summoned by the CBI in the case. The first summon was issued to him 4 February.
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The summon from the CBI came just days after the probe agency questioned his parents, former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.
The land-for-job case, which names Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi and their daughters Misa and Hema, among others, is based on accusations that Lalu Yadav and his family members bought land at cheap rates in exchange for jobs during his tenure as Union Railway Minister from 2004 to 2009.
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Apart from Lalu Yadav and his family, an FIR that was registered in May 2022 also names 12 other people who allegedly got jobs in exchange for land.
In July last year, Lalu’s aide and former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Bhola Yadav was arrested by the CBI in the the land-for-job case.
