Rabri Devi cries foul, alleges conspiracy by Nitish Kumar Giovernment

Patna, April 10: After the decision came over the withdrawal of 32 Bihar Military Police jawans deputed at the residence of former chief minister Rabri Devi, Rabri's son and Rashtriya Janata Party (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the decision and said that they will also give up the security provided to them by the state government.

 

The development comes hours after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a raid at Rabri's residence in connection with the IRCTC hotel tender case. The jawans packed their belongings and left from the premises following state government's announcement.

In a series of tweets, Tejashwi also alleged that the Chief Minister had sent him a notice to vacate the government residence, he is presently living in.

 

The probe agency also interrogated Tejashwi for more than four hours in the same case which pertains to alleged irregularities in allotting a contract for the maintenance of IRCTC hotels in Ranchi and Puri.

On being asked if she feared for her life post withdrawal of security, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader said, “I don't have any fear. I go out among the public and the public will protect us. If God is above, then here we have the public. Terming the state government a liar, she further said that no proper security was accorded in the first place, citing that she did not have a house guard.”

“If anything happens, the government will be responsible,” Rabri added.

The CBI this afternoon conducted searches at the Patna residence of Rabri Devi, wife of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, in connection with a Railways hotel tender case.

Lalu's son Tejashwi Yadav was also questioned about the case which is to do with alleged irregularities in awarding a contract for the upkeep of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) hotels in Ranchi and Puri. Tejashwi was reportedly questioned for four hours.