Tejashwi Yadav gets fresh ED summon in land-for-jobs case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister, Tejashwi Yadav, in connection with a land-for-jobs money laundering case on Saturday. According to sources, Yadav has been called for questioning on January 5, after skipping a previous summons scheduled for December 22.

On Thursday, the deputy CM said there was “nothing new” in the summons, and alleged the central agencies of acting as per the directions of the BJP.  He accused central agencies, including the ED, CBI, and I-T department, of acting in accordance with the BJP's directives.

In a related development, former Railway Minister Lalu Yadav, who held office during the alleged scam period from 2004 to 2009, has also been summoned by the ED and is required to depose on December 27. 

Lalu Yadav criticized the central government stating, "I have always maintained that it is not the fault of these agencies which are being made to function under so much pressure. But I must point out that a prediction I made some time ago has come true…I had said that no sooner than the assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh were over, these agencies would be back in business and train their guns on Bihar, Jharkhand, and Delhi. And you can see what is happening to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.”