Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate, following a summons issued by the agency in connection with its probe into the land-for-jobs scam.
The Enforcement Directorate had summoned former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tej Pratap Yadav in connection with the land-for-job scam, PTI reported.
Hundreds of party workers, who had reached the premises, raised slogans in praise of the mother-daughter duo.
"It is now obvious that the BJP unleashes central agencies on its opponents whenever it has to face an election in a state. We saw it in Jharkhand and Delhi. Now it is being seen in Bihar," alleged RJD spokesman Ejaz Ahmed.
The statements of the three are to be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources told PTI.
Lalu Yadav and younger son Tejashwi Yadav have been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in this case earlier.
About The Investigation
In 2024, the ED had filed a chargesheet in the case against Lalu Yadav's family members before a Delhi court, naming Rabri Devi and their daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav as accused apart from some others.
The investigation relates to allegations that Lalu Yadav had indulged in corruption in the appointment of Group D replacements in the Indian Railways during 2004-2009 during his tenure as Railway Minister in the UPA-I government at the Centre.
According to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR, the candidates were told to "transfer land as a bribe" in return for jobs in the railways, the ED said in a statement earlier. The money laundering case is based on the CBI complaint.
According to reports, the family members of Lalu Prasad -- Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav -- who were made accused in the ED chargesheet, received land parcel(s) from the family of candidates (who were selected as group D substitutes in Indian Railways) for nominal amounts.
"Hridyanand Chaudhary, another accused named in the chargesheet, is a former employee in the gaushala of Rabri Devi who had acquired property from one of the candidates and later transferred the same to Hema Yadav," the ED has said, as quoted by PTI.
