Patna: The workers of Rashtriya Janata Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party clashed outside BJP office in Patna on Wednesday, a day after the Income Tax Department conducted raids at 22 places in and around Delhi in connection with an alleged “benami” property case involving RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family.
RJD workers were protesting against senior Bihar BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi when the clash occurred.
Notably, Modi had repeatedly alleged benami property against Lalu Prasad and his family members.
The Bharatiya Janata Party yesterday welcomed the IT raids and targeted Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar, saying the Centre initiated the action after he had demanded it.
The IT raids come a day after Nitish Kumar said that if there was documentary proof or solid evidence against the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and his family, then the central government should take legal action.
Following the IT raids, Sushil Kumar Modi told the media in Patna that his stand was “vindicated”.
He said he has put all the evidences related to benami property of Lalu Prasad, his elder daughter and two sons in the public domain.
Last week, he said that “no one knows whether Lalu Prasad would be in jail or outside before the August 27 rally of RJD”.
Earlier, Modi had demanded a probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into the connections between Lalu Prasad and his family with jailed businessmen brothers Surendra Jain and Virendra Jain.
Modi said Lalu Prasad’s eldest daughter, Misa Bharti, should reveal the source of funds with which she bought a farmhouse in Bijwasan area in New Delhi, alleging that the money actually belonged to Lalu, and was part of the Rs 1,000 crore fodder scam.
Reacting strongly to the IT raids, RJD chief Lalu Prasad put up a brave front, saying he was “not scared at all” and will continue to “fight against the fascist forces.”
“BJP mein himmat nahi hai ki Lalu ki awaz ko daba sake… Lalu ki awaz dabayenge to desh bhar me karoron Lalu khare ho jayenge… Main gidarbhabhki se nahi darne wala hoon (BJP does not have the courage to stifle my voice … If it tries to silence one Lalu, crores of Lalu will stand up in the country. I am not scared of empty threats),” he tweeted.
Bureau Report
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