Land-for-job scam | There’s nothing in the case, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on CBI filing charge sheet against ally Lalu Prasad, his family members

The Chief Minister of Bihar also expressed unhappiness over Urban Local body elections in the State termed as “illegal”.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on October 8 came forward to defend alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members after investigating agency CBI filed charge sheet against 16 accused persons, including Mr. Prasad and his family members, in alleged land-for-job scam.

Mr. Kumar also expressed unhappiness over Urban Local body elections in Bihar termed as “illegal”.

The Chief Minister further slammed poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s claim that he [Mr. Kumar] had recently offered him to lead his party. “ Hum nahi bulaye the, apne aaya tha (I’ didn’t call him, he had come on his own)”, Mr. Kumar said on his recent long meeting with Mr. Kishor at his official residence 1, Anne Marg.

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“I’ve seen everything. There is nothing in the case. It happened only because we’ve (JD-U and RJD) come together again. What happened five years ago...they found nothing but they do whatever they feel like, what can we do?”, said Mr. Kumar when media persons asked him about CBI filed charge sheet against his ally Lalu Prasad, his family members and others in land-for-job scam when he [Mr. Prasad] was Railway Minister.

The investigating agency CBI on September 7 had filed charge sheet against RJD president Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, their daughter Misa Bharti and 13 others in land-for-job scam. The CBI had filed FIR in the case on May 18.

Mr. Prasad and his family members are accused of getting more than one lakh square feet of land allegedly by those who sought job in railways.