Fodder scam News
Modi repeatedly used the term "chara churane wale" (those who stole fodder) in an apparent reference to the multi-crore 'fodder scam' that occurred during Lalu Prasad's tenure as the chief minister of undivided Bihar.
Lalu Yadav is the chief of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
CBI special court had sentenced him to 5 years in prison in Doranada case
The special CBI court had last week found Lalu guilty of fraudulent withdrawal of more than one hundred and 39 crores amount from Doranda Treasury in Jharkhand.
Attacking BJP, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted, "Lalu Prasad Yadav is being attacked because of his uncompromising ways in politics. I`m hopeful that he will get justice.”
Ranchi's CBI court has convicted RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fodder scam case. This case is related to the withdrawal of Rs 139 crore from Doranda Treasury, in which Lalu Yadav has been convicted.
The CBI court will announce the quantum of the sentence on February 21
Lalu Yadav has so far been sentenced to a total of 14 years in prison but is out on bail for the four convicted cases
Today ie Tuesday is very important for RJD supremo Lalu Prasad regarding a matter related to fodder scam. Today, in this case, the biggest case i.e. illegal withdrawal from Doranda Treasury, the special court of CBI will give its verdict.
Yadav has been granted bail by Jharkhand High Court.
The fodder scam pertains to the withdrawal of Rs 3.5 crore from the Dumka Treasury.
He was airlifted to AIIMS New Delhi in January in view of his deteriorating health.
Jharkhand HC on Friday rejected RJD chief Lalu Yadav's bail plea in fodder scam case
The HC ruling has dashed Lalu Yadav's hopes of immediate release from jail
Lalu Prasad Yadav was earlier shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi from the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi
Lalu`s physician Dr Umesh Prasad had said last month that Yadav`s kidney was functioning at 25% capacity and his situation could take a turn for the worse
Lalu Prasad Yadav is being tried for five fodder scam cases
The RJD supremo has been convicted in four cases
e has already got bail in three cases, while one is currently underway in a CBI court
CBI has accused Lalu Prasad Yadav of undertaking political activities from a hospital where he has been, instead of in jail, for the last eight months.
Lalu Prasad Yadav has been convicted in three cases related to the multi-crore fodder scam.
Yadav is lodged in the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi, Jharkhand, since December 2017 in these cases.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav moved the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking bail in three cases in fodder scam, citing ill health.
Lalu Prasad Yadav is currently lodged in a paying ward of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
Lalu's legal representative had earlier told a CBI court that his client continues to suffer from various ailments.
The Jharkhand High Court had earlier ordered him to surrender at the earliest.
The Jharkhand High Court had yesterday refused to extend the provisional bail of the former Bihar chief minister and asked him to surrender by August 30 before the CBI court.
The court refused to extend his request of three months bail extension on medical grounds.
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