Soon after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided 16 locations of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Friday in connection with the “land-for-job” scam, the RJD called the CBI a “parrot”, while the ruling BJP termed Mr. Prasad and his family a “symbol of corruption in Bihar”.
RJD workers and supporters staged a protest against the CBI outside the 10, Circular Road residence of Rabri Devi, wife of Mr. Prasad, where a team of the investigating agency reached early on Friday. Massive police deployment was seen at the place. The CBI also conducted raids at Danapur (near Patna), Gopalganj, Mahua in Vaishali and other places in connection with the case.
“They [CBI] are parrots”, tweeted the RJD after the CBI raid. The party was alluding to a 2013 remark by the Supreme Court that the CBI was acting like a “caged parrot”.
