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In Lalu's tangled business ties, whiff of a scam

A two-acre plot on the outskirts of Patna has kicked up a controversy

Rabdi Devi, Tej Pratap, Tejashwi Yadav
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Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi with her sons, Tej Pratap (left) and Tejashwi Yadav, during a rally in the state

Satyavrat Mishra
Less than two years after his party halted the Narendra Modi juggernaut in Bihar along with the Janata Dal (United) and Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal Chieftain Lalu Prasad is under fire for his family’s alleged role in a new controversy: the so-called soil scam. The controversy could prove more than a passing headache for Prasad who is barred from contesting elections till 2024 for his involvement in the fodder scam.

It all started when it came to light that the Patna Zoo, which comes under Prasad’s elder son, Tej Pratap Yadav, the minister for health, environment and forestry in the