RJD vice president Shivanand Tiwari alleged that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was also "involved" in the fodder scam and had "taken the money from the kingpin Shyam Bihari Sinha".
The RJD supremo had earlier been sentenced to 14 years in prison and slapped with a fine of Rs 60 lakh in 4 other cases related to Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa treasuries and was in jail since Dec 2017
Kumar chuckled at allegations of political vendetta leveled against his ally BJP by supporters of his arch rival Lalu Prasad who has been awarded another prison sentence in another fodder scam case
Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi rubbished charges of political vendetta levelled against his party by supporters of RJD president Lalu Prasad.
Following the special CBI court that gave 5 years jail to Lalu Prasad, his younger son Tejashwi Yadav said that he will go to the High Court to challenge the verdict.
The health condition of incarcerated RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, who is undergoing treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), is serious but stable
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After a CBI court sentenced ex-Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav to five years imprisonment, RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav claimed that his father was targeted because he refused to shake hands with BJP
The quantum of punishment will be announced on February 21
Talking to journalists here shortly after a special CBI court in Ranchi gave its verdict, Yadav insinuated that his father was being targeted for being a garibon ka neta' (champion of the poor)
The remark was made after the Prime Minister praised Nitish Kumar for not indulging into dynasty politics and termed him a 'great socialist leader'.
Dynastic politics were meant to deflect public attention from "failures of the double engine government," said Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad expressed full support for the Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav, to whose family one of his daughters is married
Meanwhile, election campaign for the first phase of assembly polls in western Uttar Pradesh ended on Tuesday evening
Earlier on Friday, RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav also rubbished the talks of Tejashwi Yadav being made the party president
Sadhu Yadav has joined issue with his nephew Tejashwi Yadav marrying a Christian girl
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said his father and party supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav is undergoing treatment with blood sugar level fluctuating.
Lalu Prasad Yadav has been admitted to AIIMS in New Delhi after he complained of fever, reports said
The veteran politician is learnt to be suffering from fever and is drowsy
RJD president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday tried his hands at the steering wheel, sending out a subtle message perhaps that he remains in the driver's seat despite his failing health