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Lalu Yadav Targeted Because He Refused To Shake Hands With BJP, Says Son

Patna: After a CBI court on Monday sentenced former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to five years imprisonment in his fifth fodder scam case and imposed a fine of โ‚น 60 lakh on him, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav claimed that his father was targeted because he refused to shake hands with the BJP.

โ€œIf Lalu Ji would have shaken hands with the BJP then he would have been called Raja Harishchandra. But he is fighting against RSS- BJP. Hence, he is facing imprisonment. Weโ€™ll not get scared with thisโ€, said Tejashwi Yadav on conviction of his father and the former Chief Minister of Bihar.

He further stated, โ€œLalu ji has said that he would never bow down to the BJP.โ€

Further speaking on the verdict, Tejashwi Yadav said that the CBI has forgotten other scamsters like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi while they were after Lalu Prasad Yadavโ€™s case. โ€œApart from the fodder scam, it seems like no other scam has happened in the country. In Bihar, almost 80 scams happened but where is the CBI, ED, NIA? The CBI has forgotten Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksiโ€, said the RJD leader.

He also said that he would appeal in the High Court. โ€œThe CBI court has sentenced Lalu ji in the case. We will now go to the High Court. There are still High Court and Supreme Court. I believe that the verdict in the higher courts will be in favour of Lalu ji.โ€

โ€œPeople of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are watching the way the BJP is treating Lalu ji. The people of UP will give an answer in the elections,โ€ he added.

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