Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, August 24
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searches of residential premises of senior RJD leaders continued till late Wednesday evening.
The CBI officials faced hostility at Shastri Nagar residence of RJD treasurer Sunil Kumar Singh, MLC and at Madhubani residence of party MP Faiyaz Ahmad. Paramilitary force jawans rescued the officials when the RJD activists tried to prevent movement of their vehicles.
Raids that are related to the land for rail jobs covered 25 places including New Delhi, sectors 42, 65 and 71 in Gurugram, Katihar, Phulwarishatif, Maner, Danapur. The action was still on.
Residences of Subhas Yadav, a former MP and brother of former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, her personal assistant Nagmani Rai, two MPs, Ashfak Karim and Faiyaz Ahmad, Sunil Kumar Singh, MLC and former legislator Subodh Rai at Hardinge Road here have been searched.
According to CBI officials, team of officers had reached Katihar Medical College,300 km from here last evening and raid at college owned by Ashfak Karim started on Wednesday morning. His house at Ashityanagar here have also been searched.
Reacting to the CBI raids, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said, “hum Bihari hain, BJP ke tin jamai se darte nahi. Bihari darne wala nahi hai”.
He alleged CBI, ED and IT were being misused to terrorise the non-BJP leaders and governments, but RJD would not be cowed down.
Tejashwi is one of the 16 accused named in the FIRs filed by CBI in June this year.
Others named are Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, their daughter, Bhola Yadav, former officer on special duty of the then Railway minister and 12 beneficiaries of land for rail jobs in 2004-2009.
