North India Statesman
News India Live, Digital Desk: Veteran of Bihar politics and head of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Lalu Prasad Yadav The difficulties are showing no sign of abating. Lalu Yadav, who is struggling with health problems, has once again had to return from the court dejected. old and famous issue IRCTC Scam In which he hoped that perhaps the court would give some relief, but it did not happen.
on monday Delhi High Court rejected the petition of Lalu Prasad Yadav, in which he had sought a stay on the proceedings going on in the lower court (trial court).
What was the matter after all?
Lalu Prasad Yadav had approached the Delhi High Court. His demand was that the process of framing of charges against him in the trial court (Rouse Avenue Court) should be stopped for the time being. But the bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, after hearing the arguments, clearly refused to impose a stay.
The court said that the legal process will run on its own and there is no concrete reason to stop it right now. This clearly means that now Lalu Yadav will have to face appearance and hearing in the lower court.
CBI had protested
CBI strongly opposed Lalu’s application in the court. The investigating agency said that this case is very serious and now it is at the stage where charges are going to be framed against the accused, hence it would not be right to hang it up. The court agreed with CBI and refused to grant stay on the trial.
What is this scam?
This matter pertains to the time when Lalu Prasad Yadav was the Railway Minister of the country (2004-2009). It is alleged that during that time, in exchange for awarding the tender for IRCTC hotels to a private company, valuable land on Bailey Road in Patna was taken at throwaway prices. Apart from Lalu Yadav, names of his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav are also included in this case.
Now what next?
After this decision of the High Court, it is certain that the pace of hearing in Rouse Avenue Court will increase. This news is no less than a shock for the Lalu family, because after the Lok Sabha elections, they are continuously busy managing their party and health. Now it remains to be seen what his next step is in the lower court. At present, this news is definitely a matter of concern for the supporters of ‘Lalu ji’.
