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Nitish's balancing act after CBI raids on ally Lalu

Neither wants to rock alliance in Bihar, nor be seen backing RJD chief in fresh graft case

RJD chief Lalu Prasad reaches CBI Court in a case related to the fodder scam in Ranchi
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RJD chief Lalu Prasad reaches CBI Court in a case related to the fodder scam in Ranchi on Friday. Photo: PTI

Archis MohanSatyavrat Mishra New Delhi/Patna
In a balancing act, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is neither willing to hurt the coalition government that he leads in the state, nor be seen supporting ally Lalu Prasad in a fresh case of alleged corruption the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and his family face.

While concerned of his image and his party, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), Kumar’s government plans to brazen out the controversy soon as it would take two months for a chargesheet to be filed, followed by a protracted court case.

Kumar’s deputy and Prasad’s son Tejaswi Yadav has been named in the Central Bureau

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