The rape accused MlA from Nawada, Rajballabh Yadav on Thursday morning had a two-hour long meeting with RJD supremo lalu Prasad and later said he did not seek any help from him. Yadav is accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a teenaged schoolgirl and came out of Biharsharif jail on Monday on getting bail from the Patna High Court. The meeting took place a day before the case to come up in the Supreme Court for cancellation of bail.
The Bihar Government has challenged the bail in the Supreme Court and the matter will come up on Friday. Yadav who had surrendered in March, almost a month after committing the crime, and remained behind bars for six months.
Yadav, who had been suspended from the RJD after his arrest, went to 10, Circular Road residence of former CM Rabri Devi and came out after two hours. He said he wants to greet lalu on Navratra.
The lawmaker said, “I have been suspended from the party but I am still alive. If needed I will also meet Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.” He said he did not blame the CM for appealing against his bail in the SC but the Government and Government worked under system. “There is no serious charge against me and all allegations are baseless,” the rape accused claimed.
Commenting on the meeting lalu’s son and Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav said only the judiciary would decide who was guilty. “PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah were also released by the court,” he added.
BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi accused the Government of helping Yadav in getting bail from the High Court and suspected that in the apex court too the matter might not be pursued forcefully for cancellation of his bail.
JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar taking exception to the meeting and said that moral values were greater than political alliance. He said nobody whether Shahabuddin or Tunna Pandey was above law.