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Wont sit idle until BJP thrown out of power, says Lalu after CBI raids

by India Blooms News Service 07 Jul 2017, 12:45 am

Patna, July 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD president Lalu Prasad on Friday said he and his family were being targeted out of political vendetta but he would prove to be a very hard nut to crack.

“Lalu Yadav mitti mein mil jayega lekin BJP ko hatakar dam lega (I will remove BJP from power no matter we are reduced to dust),” Prasad told the media shortly after appearing in a CBI court in Ranchi.

He said he was not going to be cowed by the BJP’s “empty threats”. “Will reduce the BJP to dust”.

He said the raids at his homes were conducted just to defame and intimidate him but he would not remain silent.

“The CBI has no role to play in it. These all are being done by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. They want to rule the country without being challenged by others,” he alleged, claiming he was innocent.

He expressed displeasure over the way raids were carried out in his absence and his children were being dragged into the case.

“I want to know from the CBI what ‘rare’ documents they got during the raid,” asked Prasad.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi and their son Tejashwi Yadav, the deputy chief minister of Bihar, on Friday, reports said.

The CBI has also booked the former managing director of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and other private firms directors over tender irregularities.

The central agency also raided 12 locations across Patna, Ranchi, Gurgaon, Delhi and Puri in connection with the case.

Lalu Prasad served as the Railway Minister from 2004-2009 in the UPA cabinet headed by Manmohan Singh.

The CBI officers are trying to comprehend how he managed to reverse a loss making Indian Railways into a profitable venture.

In the past, Lalu Prasad has served jail time after being found guilty in the fodder scam.

(thebiharpost.com)