BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad questions Yadav family’s asset accumulation and “land-for-jobs” model
New Delhi, October 13, 2025 – A special court framed charges under IPC Sections 120-B (conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) against former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, wife Rabri Devi, and son Tejashwi Yadav in the IRCTC hotel scam case on Monday.
Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged at a press conference that the family manipulated railway hotel lease tenders to acquire prime Patna land worth ₹93 crore for merely ₹1.47 crore. “Government property was exchanged for private family benefit,” he stated.
Prasad questioned how Tejashwi Yadav owned eleven properties by age 17, citing his 2020 election affidavit showing assets accumulated between ages 3 and 17. He also highlighted Rabri Devi’s thirteen properties, asking about her income sources.
The BJP leader warned Bihar residents against Tejashwi’s promise of government jobs for every family, calling it part of the “Jameen Do, Naukri Lo” (Give land, get jobs) model that allegedly victimized poor communities. “Jobs will not be given, but land will be taken,” he cautioned.
With Lalu already convicted in the fodder scam and the Alkatra scam under trial, Prasad called today “historic” as the family’s alleged corruption pattern faces judicial scrutiny.
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