SC pulled up former Bihar CM for allegedly delaying CBI's appeal challenging the quashing of four pending fodder scam cases against him
The fodder scam involved the embezzlement of about Rs 9.4 billion from the government treasury of Bihar
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav appeared before a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court in Ranchi Jharkhand in connection with the fodder scam case.Lalu's counsel Prabhat Kumar told ANI, "The case is pertaining to RC38A/1996, in which there are a total of 48 accused and most of them were evading personal appearance. That is why all the accused had been ordered by the court to appear before it.""So far 15-17 accused have marked their presence in the court, and more are expected to visit. The court will take legal action against those who failed to comply with its order," Kumar added.The fodder scam relates to fraudulent withdrawal of around 1,000 crore rupees by the Animal Husbandry department from various districts when Lalu was the Bihar chief minister from 1990 to 1997.On October 3, 2013, Lalu was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in another case of fodder scam by a special CBI court, which had disqualified him
The scam relates to fraudulent withdrawal of around 1,000 crore rupees by the Animal Husbandry department
BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy said that it's being done by the incumbent grand alliance govt to facilitate RJD chief acquittal
The scam relates to fraudulent withdrawal of around Rs 1,000 crore by Animal Husbandry department
CBI had filed chargesheets against 44 persons in the case in April 2003