Tejashwi Yadav to Appear for Questioning in Land-for-Jobs Scam Today on CBI's 'No Arrest' Assurance
News 18Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation at 10.30am on March 25 for questioning in a case related to the land-for-jobs scam after the assurance given by the agency before the Delhi High Court that it will not arrest Lalu Prasad’s younger son this month. On March 15, Delhi Rouse Avenue court granted bail to former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife and ex-Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, their daughter and Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Misa Bharti, and 13 others accused in the land-for-jobs scam. February 2023: Rouse Avenue Court summons Lalu, Rabri, Misa Bharti and 13 others to appear before the court on March 15 January 2023: CBI sanctioned to prosecute Lalu Prasad in land-for-job scam case October 2022: CBI submits chargesheet August 2022: Raids at the homes of RJD MLC Sunil Singh, MLC Subodh Roy, RJD’s Rajya Sabha MPs Ashfaq Karim and Fayaz Ahmed July 2022: Close aide and then OSD railways Bhola Yadav arrested by CBI September 2021: CBI initiates a preliminary investigation into the railway’s land-for-jobs fraud What is the land-for-jobs scam? Lalu Prasad, while taking advantage of his position as minister of railways during the years 2004 to 2009, transferred landed property into the names of his family members in exchange for the appointment of replacements to Group “D” posts in various railway zones, according to the CBI.