Ahead of the crucial verdict in a fodder scam case, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad hopes he will get a clean chit.

&quot;We trust and respect the judiciary and won&#39;t let BJP&#39;s conspiracies work. What happened in the 2G case, with Ashok Chavan in Adarsh case, I hope I&#39;ll also get to see the same thing (Jaisa 2G mein hua, Ashok Chavan ka hua vaisa hi humara bhi hoga&quot;,&quot; Lalu said on Friday.

He is in Ranchi along with his sons Tejashwi Yadav to appear in person before a special CBI court hearing the case.

This is one of the six cases of fraudulent withdrawal from Deoghar treasury in the 90s in which Lalu is an accused along with former chief minister Jagannath Mishra.

Lalu and Jagannath Mishra are already convicted in another fodder scam case and are out on bail.

The investigation in the case was completed on December 13 and the special CBI judge decided to pronouce the verdict on December 23.

The case against Lalu was revived after the Supreme Court in May ruled that the RJD leader will stand separate trial in all four fodder scam cases, setting aside the Jharkhand High Court order which had dropped conspiracy charges against him.

The apex court, while setting aside the 2014 high court order which had stayed the trial against Lalu after conviction in one of the cases, said the HC should have been consistent in its findings and not have given different views for different sets of accused in a case.

Lalu is in Ranchi along with his sons Tejashwi Yadav to appear in person before a special CBI court hearing the case.

Ahead of the crucial verdict in a fodder scam case, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad hopes he will get a clean chit. "We trust and respect the judiciary and won't let BJP's conspiracies work. What happened in the 2G case, with Ashok Chavan in Adarsh case, I hope I'll also get to see the same thing (Jaisa 2G mein hua, Ashok Chavan ka hua vaisa hi humara bhi hoga"," Lalu said on Friday. He is in Ranchi along with his sons Tejashwi Yadav to appear in person before a special CBI court hearing the case. This is one of the six cases of fraudulent withdrawal from Deoghar treasury in the 90s in which Lalu is an accused along with former chief minister Jagannath Mishra. Lalu and Jagannath Mishra are already convicted in another fodder scam case and are out on bail. The investigation in the case was completed on December 13 and the special CBI judge decided to pronouce the verdict on December 23. The case against Lalu was revived after the Supreme Court in May ruled that the RJD leader will stand separate trial in all four fodder scam cases, setting aside the Jharkhand High Court order which had dropped conspiracy charges against him. The apex court, while setting aside the 2014 high court order which had stayed the trial against Lalu after conviction in one of the cases, said the HC should have been consistent in its findings and not have given different views for different sets of accused in a case.

CBI court to pronounce verdict in fodder scam case against Lalu Prasad on Saturday

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has said there is nobody strong enough to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2019 general elections.&nbsp;

He made the comments at his first press conference after being sworn in as chief minister of Bihar for a sixth time.&nbsp;

&quot;Nobody else (other than Modi) can occupy the PM&#39;s post. Now nobody has the strength to beat Modi,&quot; Kumar said.&nbsp;

He also took digs at both his former alliance partners -- the RJD and the Congress. The RJD&#39;s Lalu Prasad and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had accused him of forging an alliance with the &quot;communal&quot; BJP. &nbsp;

&quot;Making huge money hiding behind the shield of secularism ...is this secularism? ... I need no certificate of secularism from anybody,&quot; he said.&nbsp;

On Rahul Gandhi claiming that he had known for the last three to four months that Kumar was walking out of the coalition, he said: &quot;Then why did he (Gandhi) meet me when I had gone to Delhi and sought his intervention...to ask RJD to come clean on the accusations.

&quot;Congress did not act on time in Assam also when AGP had come on board. It cost us the Assam polls,&quot; he said, adding &quot;we can be a partner but not a camp follower.&quot;

Kumar had till some time ago been seen as a possible contender to Modi. But asked about his role in national politics, he said, &quot;Ours is a small party which does not harbour big national aspirations.&quot;

When asked about the possibility of the JD(U) becoming a part of the NDA at the national level, with ministers in the Modi government, Kumar said the JD(U) national executive would meet in Patna on August 19 and all issues would be decided there.

(With inputs from PTI)

The JD(U) chief also took digs at both his former alliance partners -- the RJD and the Congress

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has said there is nobody strong enough to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2019 general elections. He made the comments at his first press conference after being sworn in as chief minister of Bihar for a sixth time. "Nobody else (other than Modi) can occupy the PM's post. Now nobody has the strength to beat Modi," Kumar said. He also took digs at both his former alliance partners -- the RJD and the Congress. The RJD's Lalu Prasad and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had accused him of forging an alliance with the "communal" BJP. "Making huge money hiding behind the shield of secularism ...is this secularism? ... I need no certificate of secularism from anybody," he said. On Rahul Gandhi claiming that he had known for the last three to four months that Kumar was walking out of the coalition, he said: "Then why did he (Gandhi) meet me when I had gone to Delhi and sought his intervention...to ask RJD to come clean on the accusations. "Congress did not act on time in Assam also when AGP had come on board. It cost us the Assam polls," he said, adding "we can be a partner but not a camp follower." Kumar had till some time ago been seen as a possible contender to Modi. But asked about his role in national politics, he said, "Ours is a small party which does not harbour big national aspirations." When asked about the possibility of the JD(U) becoming a part of the NDA at the national level, with ministers in the Modi government, Kumar said the JD(U) national executive would meet in Patna on August 19 and all issues would be decided there. (With inputs from PTI)

Nobody strong enough to take on Modi in 2019: Nitish Kumar

The Lalu Prasad-led RJD moved the Patna High Court on Friday challenging Nitish Kumar&#39;s appointment as chief minister, a day after he resigned in a sudden move and joined hands with the BJP.

The court admitted the petition but refused to stay today&#39;s trust vote - won by Nitish Kumar - and said it will hear the case on Monday.

The RJD said yesterday that it moving court to appeal the Bihar governor&#39;s invitation to the JD(U) and the NDA to form a government in the state, which it called a &quot;blatant violation&quot; of a Supreme Court judgement.

&quot;The governor&#39;s decision amounts to the murder of the spirit of the SR Bommai judgement,&quot; RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha told the press outside the residence of Lalu Prasad Yadav&#39;s wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi.

&quot;According to the S R Bommai case judgement it is mandatory to call the single largest party or electoral block first to explore the formation of a government,&quot; he said on Thursday.

The court admitted the petition but refused to stay today's trust vote - won by Nitish Kumar - and said it will hear the case on Monday

The Lalu Prasad-led RJD moved the Patna High Court on Friday challenging Nitish Kumar's appointment as chief minister, a day after he resigned in a sudden move and joined hands with the BJP. The court admitted the petition but refused to stay today's trust vote - won by Nitish Kumar - and said it will hear the case on Monday. The RJD said yesterday that it moving court to appeal the Bihar governor's invitation to the JD(U) and the NDA to form a government in the state, which it called a "blatant violation" of a Supreme Court judgement. "The governor's decision amounts to the murder of the spirit of the SR Bommai judgement," RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha told the press outside the residence of Lalu Prasad Yadav's wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi. "According to the S R Bommai case judgement it is mandatory to call the single largest party or electoral block first to explore the formation of a government," he said on Thursday.

Lalu's RJD moves court against Nitish's appointment as chief minister

Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar.&nbsp;

The BJP&#39;s Sushil Modi&nbsp;will be deputy chief minister.

Nitish had unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday dumping his former alliance partners the RJD and Congress, only to return a few hours later partnering this time with the BJP. &nbsp;

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The BJP's Sushil Modi was sworn in as deputy chief minister

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Bihar chief minister NItish Kumar met Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, and told him that his deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav had to go.&nbsp;

Tejashwi is also RJD chief Lalu Prasad&#39;s son.&nbsp;

The Nitish-Rahul meeting is being seen as one meant to save the mahagatbandhan -- the JD(U), RJD, Congress alliance that rules the state -- but it is unclear whether it will hold with Nitish&#39;s insisting that Tejashwi has to to.&nbsp;

Tejashwi and his mother Rabri Devi have been named in a CBI FIR which alleges prime land in Patna was transferred to Lalu&#39;s family in return for a contract handed out to a hotel company by the Indian Railways while Lalu was Railway minister.&nbsp;

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Tejashwi has so far said he is keeping his chair.&nbsp;

News reports said the Congress has so far been leaning towards Lalu in this tussle but that the loss of an ally (Nitish) would be a large one, especially coming in the wake of the Congress&#39;s recent loss of its tallest leader in Gujarat, Shankersinh Vaghela.&nbsp;

Gujarat goes to the polls this winter.&nbsp;

Nitish leaving the mahagatbandhan would also be a setback for a possible anti-BJP alliance in the 2019 general elections.&nbsp;

And, reports said, it would also give the BJP a chance of slipping back into power in Bihar.&nbsp;

Tejashwi has been named in an FIR filed by the CBI

Bihar chief minister NItish Kumar met Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, and told him that his deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav had to go. Tejashwi is also RJD chief Lalu Prasad's son. The Nitish-Rahul meeting is being seen as one meant to save the mahagatbandhan -- the JD(U), RJD, Congress alliance that rules the state -- but it is unclear whether it will hold with Nitish's insisting that Tejashwi has to to. Tejashwi and his mother Rabri Devi have been named in a CBI FIR which alleges prime land in Patna was transferred to Lalu's family in return for a contract handed out to a hotel company by the Indian Railways while Lalu was Railway minister. Tejashwi Yadav's resignation or sacking is the biggest issue in Bihar right now. How can a tinted minister sit beside the CM?: Sushil Modi pic.twitter.com/S9K5LeZO6q — ANI (@ANI_news) July 23, 2017 × Tejashwi has so far said he is keeping his chair. News reports said the Congress has so far been leaning towards Lalu in this tussle but that the loss of an ally (Nitish) would be a large one, especially coming in the wake of the Congress's recent loss of its tallest leader in Gujarat, Shankersinh Vaghela. Gujarat goes to the polls this winter. Nitish leaving the mahagatbandhan would also be a setback for a possible anti-BJP alliance in the 2019 general elections. And, reports said, it would also give the BJP a chance of slipping back into power in Bihar.

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