CBI summons Deputy CM for questioning, summons for second time in land for job scam

The difficulties of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav (Lalu Prasad Yadav) and his family in the case of land for job scam do not seem to be reducing. After the ED raid on the houses of Lalu Yadav's sons and daughters and other close relatives on Friday, the CBI has now summoned Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav. Official CBI sources say that Tejashwi Yadav has been called for questioning.

Earlier on February 4, CBI had issued summons to Tejashwi Yadav in this case. However, he did not appear before the CBI then, following which a new date was given on Saturday. If official sources are to be believed, on Saturday, March 11, the CBI has called for the second time for questioning in the matter of giving jobs in exchange of land in the Railways.

According to the news agency PTI, Tejashwi Yadav was called for questioning at the CBI headquarters in Delhi on Saturday morning, although he has not arrived yet. During the ED raid on Friday, Tejashwi Yadav was present at his house in New Friends Colony, Delhi. The ED claims to have found evidence and documents against him in the Land for Job scam case. On Friday, the ED reached Lalu Yadav and his relatives in Delhi, NCR, Patna, Ranchi and Mumbai for simultaneous raids at a total of 24 locations. These belong to Ragini Yadav, Chanda Yadav, Hema Yadav, Navdeep Sardana, Praveen Jain, Syed Abu Dojana, AK Infosystems, Brahma City Pvt Ltd, Elite Landbase, Whiteland Corporation Pvt Ltd and Meridian Construction. The ED claimed to have recovered Rs 53 lakh in cash, $1,900, 540 gm gold biscuits, 1.5 kg gold ornaments and important documents. This action, which started in the morning, continued till late night.