Lalu, Rabri, Tejashwi Charged: RJD's First Family To Face Trial In Corruption Cases

This special report focuses on the mounting legal troubles for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family, including his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav, after a Delhi court framed criminal charges against them. BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad is quoted stating, 'Give land, get a job…give land, get a Railway hotel, this is the clear model of Lalu Prasad ji.' The charges stem from two main cases: the 'land for jobs' scam, where railway jobs were allegedly exchanged for land parcels during Lalu Yadav's tenure as Railway Minister, and the IRCTC hotel scam. The latter involves irregularities in leasing two railway hotels, one in Ranchi and another in Puri, to a private firm, allegedly in exchange for prime land transferred to the family. The developments come as a major blow to the RJD ahead of the Bihar elections.