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Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday said that RJD leaders Tej Pratap Yadav, Hema Yadav and others accused in the Land for Jobs scam case got bail under the law, adding that there is the rule of law and the government is not involved in the matter.
"The case was filed against them under the law, and they got bail under the law. Where is the government involved in this? There is a rule of law," Singh told ANI. Earlier, the Rouse Avenue court granted bail to Tej Pratap Yadav, Hema Yadav and other accused persons in the Land for Job scam case. They appeared before the court pursuant to a summons issued to them. Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi and Misa Bharti moved an exemption application. Special judge Vishal Gogne granted bail to accused persons on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50000 and surety bond in like amount by each accused. The court has listed the matter for hearing on March 20. The court took cognizance of all three chargesheet including conclusive charges filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The conclusive charge sheet was filed against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and 77 other accused persons. There are 30 public servants in the accused persons and 38 candidates. In the first chargesheet, three additional accused have also been added and summoned. In the second chargesheet accused Bhola Yadav, and Prem Chand Gupta have also been summoned. In the third chargesheet, Hema Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav have also been summoned. On June 7, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a conclusive chargesheet against Lalu Prasad Yadav and 77 other accused in a land-for-job case. The court on May 29 directed the CBI to file its conclusive chargesheet in land for the job case. The court had also expressed its displeasure over the non-filing of a conclusive charge sheet despite giving time. On October 4, 2023, the court granted bail to former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Rabri Devi and others in relation to earlier chargesheet in an alleged Land for Job Scam case. According to the CBI, the second chargesheet was against 17 accused including the then Union Minister of Railways, his wife, son, then GM of West Central Railways(WCR), then two CPOs of WCR, private persons, private company etc. in a case related to Land for Job Scam. It is alleged that the then Union Minister of Railways during the period 2004-2009 had obtained pecuniary advantages in the form of transfer of landed property in the name of his family members etc. in lieu of appointment of Substitutes in Group "D" Post in different Zones of Railways. It was also alleged that no advertisement or any public notice was issued for such appointments of substitutes in Zonal Railways, yet the appointees who were residents of Patna were appointed as Substitutes in different Zonal Railways located at Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur and Hazipur. (ANI)
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