President grants sanction to prosecute Lalu Prasad Yadav in land-for-jobs scam

The President has mandated that Lalu Prasad Yadav be prosecuted under section 197(1) of the Criminal Penal Code (Section 218 of BNSS, 2023).

A special PMLA court in Delhi has taken cognisance of chargesheets filed against Lalu Prasad Yadav and his aides in the matter.

The Central Bureau of Investigation in 2022 had filed an FIR against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for his alleged involvement in corrupt practices during his tenure as the Indian Railways minister.