CBI Questions Former Bihar CM Rabri Devi In The Land-For-Job Scam At Her Patna Residence
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In India, it takes years to solve corruption cases that allegedly involve big names from the world of politics. The Land-for-job scam that happened in Bihar under the charge of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav as the railway minister has some new developments. Recently, it was reported that the Crime Bureau of Investigation (CBI) met with Rabri Devi, Lalu Prasad’s wife and ex- Bihar CM at her home in Patna, Bihar. The meeting was over the land-for-job scam.
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Rabri Devi who served as the Chief Minister of Bihar for three terms and is also Lalu Yadav’s wife recently met the CBI team at her residence. As per the news, the meeting was regarding the investigation of the land-for-job scam that happened when Lalu Prasad Yadav was holding the office as railway minister between 2004-2009. Rabri Devi was questioned for the Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Scam case, which is somewhere related to the land-for-job scam too. In this case, the main accused were Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, their eldest daughter Misa Bharti along with 13 others. The chargesheet in the case was filed by the CBI, in October 2022.
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Rabri Devi was the first and only woman Chief Minister of Bihar. In 1997, she took charge of the CM office and her long-term in this position ended in 2005. Her being elected as the CM also was also very controversial because Rabri Devi did not have any political experience before that. There were other scams where of which she was allegedly accused. The investigation for the land-for-job scam has been going on for years now, but there have been no arrests made.
First Published: March 06, 2023 1:47 PM
