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RJD’s Rabri Devi Confident: Predicts Victory in All 40 Bihar Seats

June 1, 2024, 9:43 am

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, and their daughter Rohini Acharya exercised their voting rights at a polling booth in Patna during the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Saturday. Following casting her vote, RJD leader and former Bihar CM Rabri Devi expressed confidence in winning all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. “We will win all the 40 seats in Bihar. INDIA alliance will come to power,” Rabri Devi said. Rohini Acharya is the party candidate from the Saran Lok Sabha seat, pitted against BJP candidate Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

Elections in Bihar are contested in all seven phases. With 40 Lok Sabha constituencies, the fourth highest among all States and Union Territories, Bihar holds a crucial position in shaping Indian politics. The seventh phase marks a grand finish to the world’s largest polling marathon that began on the 19th of last month and has already covered six phases and 486 Lok Sabha seats. Voting started in the last 57 parliamentary constituencies at 7 am today across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. According to the Election Commission of India, over 10.06 crore electors including approximately 5.24 crore male, 4.82 crore female, and 3574 third gender electors are expected to exercise their franchise.

The seven States in which polling is underway include Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Polling for the remaining 42 Assembly constituencies of the Odisha State Legislative Assembly will also take place simultaneously. Polling for the earlier six phases of Lok Sabha elections was held on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, and May 25. Assembly polls have also been held in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh. Odisha is seeing simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and assembly in the last four phases.

Bihar: RJD leader Rabri Devi files nominations for MLC elections

March 11, 2024, 3:01 pm

On Monday, former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) leader Rabri Devi submitted her nomination for the Bihar MLC elections. Rabri Devi, alongside four other Mahagathbandhan candidates, filed their nomination papers for the elections.

Three additional candidates from RJD include Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Dr. Urmila Thakur, and Syed Faisal Ali. Shashi Yadav from CPI-ML also submitted the nomination.
Rabri Devi was observed alongside the party president and her husband, Lalu Prasad Yadav, displaying a victory sign.
Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, and other leaders were in attendance at the event.

Following the nomination filing by former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav expressed confidence that RJD would emerge victorious in the MLC elections.

“Today five candidates have filed their nominations from the Mahagathbandhan. In five candidates there are three women,” former Deputy CM said.

Previously, on Saturday, the BJP unveiled its roster of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar MLC elections.
Bihar has a total of 11 seats available for contention.

The BJP has revealed its candidates for three seats in Bihar for the MLC election 2024, namely Mangal Pandey, Dr. Lal Mohan Gupta, and Anamika Singh.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Khalid Anwar, under the JD(U) quota, have already submitted their nominations.

State BJP leaders, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, and Vijay Kumar Sinha, along with senior JD-U leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Vijay Choudhary, Ashok Choudhary, and others attended the nomination of Bihar CM.
The last date for filing nominations for the March 21 MLC polls in Bihar and UP was scheduled for Monday, March 11.

Land-for-job case: Regular bail is granted to Lalu, Tejashwi, and Rabri Yadav

October 4, 2023, 11:55 am

On Wednesday, the Delhi Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to several individuals in connection with a new chargesheet in the alleged land-for-jobs scam case, including former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Rabri Devi, and others. While granting bail, Special Judge Geetanjali Goel noted that the CBI had not made any arrests of the accused and had not even objected to their request for bail. The Court also ordered the CBI to serve copies of the updated chargesheet to each and every defendant in the case in the interim.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier filed a chargesheet, and the court had taken notice of it and summoned each defendant. The CBI claims that in a case involving the “Land for Job Scam,” this is the second chargesheet filed in the Designated Court against 17 accused, including the former Union Minister of Railways, his wife, son, the GM of West Central Railways (WCR), two CPOs of WCR, as well as private individuals and a private company.

Tejashwi Yadav, the deputy chief minister of Bihar, and others are named in the chargesheet that the CBI recently filed in the Land for Job alleged scam case against former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. On May 18, 2022, the CBI filed a case against the then-Union Minister of Railways and several other individuals, including his wife, two daughters, and unidentified public employees and private individuals.

RJD leader Manoj Jha terms CBI chargesheet against Tejashwi, Rabri and Lalu “political vendetta”

July 4, 2023, 11:22 am

A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a supplementary chargesheet in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam, naming Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as an accused for the first time, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Manoj Jha called the action a “political vendetta.” In a major setback for the RJD, the CBI on monday filed the chargesheet against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, his parents and former chief ministers Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi along with others in the land-for-jobs scam. “Such actions are taken because the BJP lost its government in Bihar. It is a political vendetta. Such actions by the central agencies … BJP is trying to do something which it cannot achieve,” Manoj Jha said.
“This is no more CBI. It is being directed by the two top leaders of BJP who run the Union government,” the Rajya Sabha MP further alleged.
Speaking on the same issue, senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi alleged that the CBI’s move has come keeping in mind the unity of opposition parties.
“The timing (to file chargesheet) has been decided keeping in mind the unity of opposition parties. These investigative agencies were never misused like this earlier,” Tyagi said.
According to the CBI, irregular appointments of candidates were made in Central Railway, violating the laid down norms and procedures of Indian Railways for recruitment.
On March 15, the Court granted regular bail to ex-Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-Bihar CM Rabri Devi, their daughter-RJD MP Misa Bharti and other accused in the land for jobs scam case.
According to the CBI, as a quid-pro-quo, the candidates directly or through their immediate relatives or family members sold land to the family members of Lalu Prasad Yadav (then Union Railway Minister) at highly discounted rates up to 1/4th to 1/5th of the prevailing market rates.
CBI further stated that investigation has revealed that Lalu Prasad Yadav during the period 2007-08 when he was Union Minister of Railways with the intent to acquire the land parcels situated in Patna villages- Mahuabagh and Kunjwa, wich were situated adjacent to the land parcels already owned by his family members; entered into a criminal conspiracy with his wife Rabri Devi, daughter Misha Bharati, Officers of Central Railways namely Sowmya Raghvan the then General Manager, Kamal Deep Mainrai, the then Chief Personnel Officer, and residents of Patna villages Mahjabagh, Bindaul and Bihta, and Patna City namely Raj Kumar Singh, Mithlesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Dharmendra Kumar, Vikas Kumar, Abhishek Kumar, Ravindra Ray, Kiran Devi, Akhileshwar Singh, Ramashish Singh. According to the CBI, all candidates who were hired as substitutes were later regularised.
In lieu of appointing them to the Railways, Lalu Prasad Yadav transferred the lands owned by the candidates and their family members into the names of his wife Rabri Devi and Misha Bharti for a much lower price than the prevailing circle rates and market rates.

Land-for-job case: CBI granted time to file supplementary chargesheet

June 1, 2023, 12:35 pm

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) additional time to file a supplementary charge sheet in the alleged land-for-a-job scam. Misa Bharti, daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav, was present at the hearing. Special judge Geetanjali Goel expressed dissatisfaction with the CBI for continuously delaying the matter and urged them to expedite. The court set the next date of hearing for July 12. Earlier, Rabri Devi, former Chief Minister of Bihar, and Misa Bharti, an RJD MP, also attended the court proceedings. Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Union Railway Minister, was exempted from appearing in court due to medical reasons. On March 15, the same court granted regular bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti, and other accused in the alleged Land-for-Job scam case.

According to the chargesheet filed by the CBI in relation to the alleged land-for-job scam, it has been stated that the Central Railway made irregular appointments of candidates, disregarding the established norms and procedures of Indian Railways for recruitment.As part of a quid-pro-quo arrangement, the candidates or their immediate relatives/family members allegedly sold land to the family members of Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was the Union Railway Minister at the time, at significantly discounted rates ranging from 1/4th to 1/5th of the prevailing market rates, as per the CBI.

Land for job scam: Former Bihar CM Rabri Devi appears before ED

May 18, 2023, 12:38 pm

Rabri Devi, the former chief minister of Bihar, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Delhi on Thursday in connection with an alleged land-for-jobs scheme.

In connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided nine locations from Bihar to Delhi-NCR belonging to Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav’s close aides on Tuesday.

Earlier in a statement, CBI said that “Raids were conducted at RJD Rajya Sabha MP Prem Chandra Gupta, former RJD MLA Arun Yadav, and RJD MLA Kiran Devi’s residences in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Patna, Bhojpur and Ara in Bihar in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam.”

CBI Raids Linked to RJD Leaders in Land-for-Jobs Scam: Multiple Locations Searched

May 16, 2023, 1:32 pm

In relation to the alleged land-for-jobs fraud, the CBI searched nine locations in Bihar’s Patna and Arrah associated to Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians Kiran Devi, an MLA, and Arun Yadav, a former MLA.

In connection with the same suspected land-for-jobs scam, the CBI also carried out searches at the residences of Rajya Sabha MP Prem Chand Gupta in Noida, Delhi, and Gurugram.The CBI said that irregular appointments of candidates were made at Central Railways, in violation of the rules and processes established by Indian Railways for hiring, in its chargesheet submitted earlier in connection with the suspected land-for-job scam.As a quid-pro-quo, the candidates directly or through their immediate relatives/family members, sold land to the family members of Lalu Prasad Yadav (then Union Railway Minister) at highly discounted rates up to one-fourth to one-fifth of the prevailing market rates, according to the CBI.

The agency further stated that investigation has revealed that Lalu Prasad Yadav during the period 2007-08, when he was Minister of Railways, with the intent to acquire the land parcels situated in Vill- Mahuabagh, Patna and Vill-Kunjwa, Patna which were located adjacent to the land parcels already owned by his family members; entered into a criminal conspiracy with his wife Rabri Devi, daughter Misha Bharati, officers of Central Railways namely Sowmya Raghvan the then General Manager, Kamal Deep Mainrai, the then Chief Personnel Officer, and residents of Vill-Mahjabagh, Patna and Vill-Bindaul, Bihta, Patna and Patna City namely Raj Kumar Singh, Mithlesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Dharmendra Kumar, Vikas Kumar, Abhishek Kumar, Ravindra Ray, Kiran Devi, Akhileshwar Singh, Ramashish Singh.According to the CBI, all the candidates were subsequently regularised after their engagement as substitutes.

Land-for-job scam: Delhi court grants bail to Lalu, Rabri, Misa

March 15, 2023, 1:28 pm

The Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi on Wednesday granted regular bail to former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, and their daughter Misa Bharti, as well as other accused in connection with the alleged land-for-job scam.

While granting regular bail on Wednesday, Special Judge Geetanjali Goel noted that the Central Bureau of Investigation had not arrested any of the accused in the case and that the charge-sheet had been filed without arrests. The Court ordered that each accused provide a Rs 50,000 personal bail bond and a similar amount as surety.

The case will be heard again on 29 March. Lalu Yadav was seen arriving in a wheelchair at the Rouse Avenue Court. Three months ago, the former Chief Minister of Bihar underwent a kidney transplant in Singapore.

Advocate Mudit Jain, who appeared on behalf of several accused in the case, stated that the CBI chose not to arrest the accused , which is the evidence of their cooperation.

In its charge-sheet filed in connection with the alleged land-for-job scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) stated that irregular appointments of candidates were made in Central Railway, which was the violation of the norms and procedures of Indian Railways for recruitment.

According to the CBI, the candidates sold land to the family members of Lalu Prasad Yadav (then Union Railway Minister) at threw away rates.

Land-jobs scam: CBI starts questioning Lalu Prasad Yadav

March 7, 2023, 1:18 pm

In the wake of CBI officials reaching at the residence of Rabri Devi’s residence, on Tuesday, 7 March, the officers begins questioning former Union Minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav, in connection with the land-job scam.

As per reports, the questioning is taking place in Pandara parak, the residence of his daughter, Misa Bharti, who’s a Rajya Sabha member. In a statement, the family of Yadav, said that they will be cooperating in the investigation.

However, Earlier, a CBI official revealed that the central agency had served the notice to Yadav a few days ago and is likely to question him soon.

The CBI official on Monday said that, “A few days ago, CBI had served notice to former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav in connection with the land-for-job case. CBI is likely to question Lalu Yadav soon.”

Notably, the CBI officials reached the residence of former Bihar Chief Minister, Rabri Devi on Monday, 6 March, in Patna in connection with the alleged case. Last year in October, CBI had filed a chargesheet against the former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, their daughter Misa Bharti along with 13 others in the alleged land-jobs scam case.

This is humiliating, says Kejriwal on CBI team at Rabri Devi’s residence

March 6, 2023, 3:41 pm

The Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal while remarking the CBI team’s visit at the former CM of Bihar, Rabri Devi’s residence said that it is “humiliating.” Kejriwal was speaking at the inauguration event of the Ashram flyover.

Wherein, referring to the visit of CBI at the Rabri Devi’s residence, he expressed that, “This is wrong, raids like these are humiliating.” Apart from this matter, Kejriwal also opened up about the letter written to PM Mod, he said, “It can be seen like that also. It is becoming a trend, that wherever there are Opposition governments, they won’t be allowed to function.

“They (BJP) use ED, CBI and Governor to trouble them. Democracy will go ahead only when everyone will work together, whoever has a government should be allowed to work there.”

Notably, on Monday, the CBI officials reached the residence of Rabri Devi to question the former CM of Bihar in connection with the land-job scam case. Meanwhile, in another news, Senior advocate, Kapil Sibal reacted to the incident as he pointed out the “fragile health,” of Lalu Prasad Yadav.

Sibal took to his twitter and wrote, “CBI heat on Lalu. We all know the fragile state of his health. To pressurise Tejasvi. The more the government does this more the people will turn against this government.”

Patna: CBI raids Rabri Devi’s residence

March 6, 2023, 1:52 pm

A team of CBI Officials on Monday, 6 March arrived at the residence of former CM of Bihar, Rabri Devi. The officails of the CBI is reportedly questioning Rabri Devi at her residence in Patna.

The former Chief Minister of the State is being questioned in connection with the alleged land-for-job ‘scam.’ As per initial reports, the officers of CBI were questioning Rabri Devi in connection with the India Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation scam case.

The case is related to alleged corruption in accepting land parcels gifted or sold to former railway minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family when he was the misnister of railways in between 2004 to 2009.

In February, Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi has issues a summons to former Union Railway Minister and RJD Chief, Lalu Prasad and his wife, Rabri Devi, daughter, Misa Bharti along with 13 others in connection with the aforesaid case.

In October 2022, the CBI has filed a charge sheet against Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti along with 13 others in connection with the alleged scam.

The charge sheet reads that during the investigation, it was revealed that the accused in the alleged scam along with former GM Central Railways and CPO, Central Railways engaged persons as substitutes in lieu of land either in their name or in the name of their close relatives.

“We have the majority here in the state and we will not be scared”; says Rabri Devi

August 24, 2022, 1:26 pm

Former Chief Minister of Bihar and Lalu Prasad Yadav’s wife Rabri Devi slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday over the CBI raid. The CBI raid was conducted at the residences of several leaders of the RJD in the land-for-jobs scam.

“They (BJP) are scared as a new government has been formed under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. All parties are with us except BJP. We have the majority here in the state and we will not be scared, because this is not the first time that is happening,” Rabri said.

The CBI raided the residence of RJD Rajya Sabha MP Ashfaque Karim, MP Faiyaz Ahmed, and former MLC Subodh Roy. The CBI team reached the residence of RJD leaders on 24 August morning.

Meanwhile, Manoj Jha, RJD MP questioned the timing of the raids and said, “It is being done intentionally. There is no meaning to it. They are doing it thinking that out of fear, MLAs will come in their favor,” said Singh, RJD MLC and Chairman of Bihar state co-operative marketing union ltd. (BISCOMAUN) whose house was raided today.”

“Useless to say that it is a raid by ED or IT or CBI, it is a raid by Bharatiya Janata Party. They work under BJP now, and their offices run with BJP script. Today is Floor Test (in Bihar Assembly) & what’s happening here? It has become predictable,” Jha further stated.

Earlier in May this year, an FIR had been filed by the CBI against Lalu Yadav, his wife, and daughters among several others in the “land for railway job” case. In July CBI arrested Bhola Yadav who was Officer on Special Duty (OSD) when Lalu Prasad Yadav was railway minister.

BJP leaders meet at Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad’s residence

August 9, 2022, 2:08 pm

Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party’s leader met deputy chief minister Tarkishore Prasad Yadav at his residence on Tuesday. Amid reports of uncertainty over the party’s coalition with CM Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) alliance.

The meeting was attended by Deputy CM Renu Devi, State Gen Secy (Org) Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya, state BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal and health minister Mangal Pandey.

Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar had sought an appointment with Bihar’s Governor Phagu Chauhan.

Moreover, BJP is waiting to make Nitish Kumar the first move. A Bihar minister said, “Why should I resign? We are waiting for Nitish Kumar to make the first move, then we will take a step.”

Earlier today, Bihar CM Kumar held a meeting with all JD(U) MPs and MLAs at his official residence.

Amid reports of a rift with ally BJP, a meeting of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was also held at Rabri Devi’s residence in Patna. The leaders of the CPI-ML and the Congress leaders participated in the meeting.

“If Nitish Kumar comes, we’ll welcome him. If he comes we will support him. A meeting of Mahagathbandhan is being held. We should take a decision to support (him) by considering Nitish Kumar as the CM but we’ll be able to tell only after the meeting,” Congress Bihar legislature party leader Ajit Sharma said.

However, rumors of a growing rift between BJP-JDU intensified when CM Kumar skipped the meeting of the NITI Aayog. Earlier on Sunday, JD(U) leader RCP Singh leader also resigned from the party.

Amid the political crisis in Bihar, RJD meets at Rabri’s residence

August 9, 2022, 12:33 pm

MLAs and leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal visited Rabri Devi, the wife of the party’s leader, Lalu Prasad Yadav, at her Patna residence on Tuesday amid rumours of an ongoing dispute between the Janata Dal United (JD-U) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar.

According to Ajit Sharma, the head of the Congress in the Bihar assembly, the state’s major opposition alliance was represented at the RJD conference called by Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, the party’s leader and the son of Lalu Yadav.

Before the meeting, the RJD leaders who would be attending were asked to turn in their cell phones.

After Kumar skipped a crucial meeting of the NITI Aayog, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday and JD(U) leader RCP Singh submitted his resignation from the party, rumours of a developing split between the BJP and JDU, i.e., the NDA alliance in Bihar, increased. Singh, who was once regarded as a close aide to Nitish Kumar, announced his departure from the party after receiving a notification requesting an explanation over corruption charges.

Bihar Congress chief Madan Mohan Jha said “There seems to be a situation of instability and in such a situation, definitely something will come out. The Central government has been using the central agencies. The situation has never been right for the past one year.”

Mukesh Sahani, the leader of the Vikassheel Insaan Party, had said that the BJP is engaging in politics to oust its own alliance partners in numerous states. “It attempted to overthrow the JD(U), but Kumar intervened. It also practised politics in the past through Chirag Paswan. It’s preferable to act quickly, “added Sahani.

In the 2020 Assembly elections, when the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 125 seats, the RJD came out on top as the single-largest party, followed by the BJP with 74, the JD(U), the Vikassheel Insaan Party with 4, and the Hindustan Awaam Party (Secular) with 4.