The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday assured the Delhi High Court it will not arrest Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav this month, after which the politician agreed he will appear before the probe agency on 25 March for questioning in connection with a case related to the alleged land-for-jobs scam.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma recorded the CBI’s counsel’s statement that the agency was not contemplating arresting Tejashwi Yadav this month. Following the assurance, senior advocate Maninder Singh, representing Tejashwi Yadav, submitted to the court that the leader will appear on 25 March before the investigating officer at CBI headquarters in Delhi at 10:30 a.m.
Noting the submissions of both sides, the high court disposed of the petition in which Tejashwi Yadav sought the quashing of summons issued to him by the CBI for appearing before it in Delhi. RJD supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son Tejashwi said in his plea that he has requested the investigating officer through multiple letters to allow him some time as the current Bihar assembly session will conclude on 5 April. Tejashwi Yadav’s lawyer said three summons have been issued to him since February, and he has requested the agency that, till the budget sessions are going on, either he be allowed to appear in the CBI office in Patna, or if any information or documents are required from his side, he shall provide the same through his authorized representative in New Delhi.
