They will bother us thousand times, but we won't bow down: Rabri Devi

Former Chief Minister of Bihar Rabri Devi on Monday took a jibe at the Central government after the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI reached her residence in connection with the landforjob case saying that it would continue bothering her family but they wont cow downThey the central government will bother us a thousand times but we wont bow down Rabri said as she reacted to CBIs visit to her residence in Patna on MondayThe CBI in a statement said that Rabri Devi had herself decided March 6 today as the date of the hearingA few days ago CBI summoned former Bihar CM Rabri Devi and she herself decided Monday March 6 as the date of questioning at her residence Its not that CBI barged in a CBI official told ANIEarlier in the day former Bihar CM while commenting on the central agency visit to her residence said This is nothing This has been the case since the beginningAlso Read CBI reaches former Bihar CM Rabri Devis residence in landforjob caseHowever condemning the visit of the CBI team to Rabri Devis residence Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said This is wrong raids like these are humiliatingEarlier on October 7 last year the CBI filed a chargesheet against former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Rabri Devi their daughter Misa Bharti and 13 others in the alleged landforjob scamCBI on Monday told ANI that it is likely to question former Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with the alleged scamCBI has also said that it had also served notice to Yadav a few days agoA few days ago CBI had served notice to former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav in connection with the landforjob case CBI is likely to question Lalu Yadav soon a CBI official told ANI on MondayA chargesheet filed by the CBI last year stated that during the investigation it was found that the accused in conspiracy with the then GM Central Railways and CPO Central Railways engaged persons as substitutes in lieu of land either in their name or in the name of their close relativesThis land was acquired at prices lower than the prevailing circle rate and much lower than the market rate It was also alleged that the candidates have used false TC and submitted false attested documents to the Ministry of Railways said the CBI statementThe alleged scam occurred between 2004 and 2009 when Lalu Yadav was the Railway Minister Apart from the Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD chief the chargesheet also includes the name of the then Railway General ManagerCBI stated that the investigation had revealed that the candidates were considered for their engagement without any need for substitutes and there was no urgency for their appointment which was one of the main criteria behind the engagement of substitutes and they joined their duties much later from the approval of their appointment and they were subsequently regularisedThere were several anomalies found in the applications of the candidates and the documents that were enclosed due to which the applications should not have been processed and their engagement should not have been approved but it was doneRecently on February 27 while taking cognizance of CBI chargesheet Delhis Rouse Avenue Court issued summons against Lalu his wifeRabri Devi and 14 others in connection with alleged landforjob scamThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever