Lalu Prasad Gets Three-And- A-Half-Years Imprisonment
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WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR RJD will not split due to Lalu’s Axl Rose is still not a fan of the Coutinho set to join jail sentence—Tejashwi | P8 Trump administration | P10 Barcelona – report | P11 NATION ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVII NO. 05 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2018 Lalu Prasad gets three-and- The Hardik Punch a-half-years imprisonment Ranchi, Jan. 6 (PTI): A special term of five years on September CBI court today sentenced RJD FODDER SCAM 30, 2013, in another fodder scam chief Lalu Prasad to three-and-a- case. He was released on bail by half years in jail and imposed a the Supreme Court after having fine of Rs 10 lakh on him in a fod- remained in jail for over two-and- der scam case relating to fraudu- a-half months. lent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh The CBI special judge had on from the Deoghar Treasury 21 December 23 acquitted former years ago. Bihar chief minister Jagannath The punishment was handed Mishra and five others in the case. down to 69-year-old Prasad by In 1996, the Patna High Court CBI court judge Shiv Pal Singh. had ordered an inquiry into the This is the second time that he has fodder scam cases and a charge been jailed in the fodder scam. sheet in the Deogarh Treasury The judge also imposed a fine case was filed against 38 people on totalling Rs 10 lakhs on him.He October 27, 1997. was sentenced to three-and-a-half Eleven of them died and three years in jail in a fodder scam case turned approvers, while two other for offences of cheating, along accused confessed and were con- with criminal conspiracy, and oth- victed in 2006-07, a CBI official er sections under the Indian Penal said. Code (IPC). On September 30, 2013, Yadav, Prasad was also given a jail Jagannath Mishra and several oth- term of three years and six months ers were convicted in another case in the case under the Prevention pertaining to illegal withdrawal of of Corruption Act (PCA). Rs 37.7 crore from the Chaibasa He was fined Rs 5 lakh each Treasury in the early 1990s. under the IPC and the PCA, CBI Prasad faces another three counsel Rakesh Prasad said, add- fodder scam cases for illegal with- ing that failure to pay the fine drawal of Rs 3.97 crore from the would entail another six months Dumka Treasury, Rs 36 crore from PTI the Chaibasa Treasury and Rs 184 in jail. File photo of RJD chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. The sentences will run concur- crore from the Doranda Treasury. rently, he said. The court had yesterday con- It had also heard arguments Meanwhile, Prasad's son Te- Prasad, who was convicted in cluded arguments on the quantum on the issue of punishment for 10 jashwi Yadav said in Patna that the second case on December 23, of sentence against Prasad in con- others convicted in the case. they will move high court against is at present lodged in the Birsa nection with the withdrawal of Earlier today, the court con- his father's conviction. Munda Central Jail. Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deoghar cluded arguments on the quan- "We will move high court The judge conveyed the pun- Treasury between 1990 and 1994 tum of sentence against five other against Lalu Prasad's conviction ishment to Prasad through vide- when he was the chief minister of convicts. and appeal for bail after studying oconferencing. Bihar. Prasad was given a prison the court verdict," he said. AP/PTI Indian batsman Hardik Pandya avoids a high ball from the bowling of Morne Morkel on the second day of Noklak District Recognition the first Test between South Africa and India at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday. Report on page 12 Cabinet requests Chang organisation to call-off ‘bandh’ FNR Public Invitation Dimapur, Jan. 6 (EMN): that inclusion of Ching- Rengma community throw The Nagaland cabinet on mei range villages in Nok- Saturday appealed the lak district must first be Chang Khulei Setshang resolved amicably between weight behind FNR’s Naga Day (CKS) to call-off its report- Noklak Village Council Dimapur, Jan. 6 (EMN): ciously accept the request in good spirit and goodwill ed ‘indefinite bandh in the and Chingmei Village The Rengma Selo Zi of the FNR for relaxation for the greater Naga cause larger interest of the Naga Council before govern- (RSZ), on behalf of the of the bandh for delegates be not misused by non-del- people’. ment notification earmark- Rengma community, travelling through Tsem- egates or miscued (sic) as A statement from the ing the boundaries of Nok- congratulated the Forum inyu area for the said event a softening of the Rengma chief minister’s office on lak District is issued. This for Naga Reconciliation for the greater interest of community's legitimate Saturday informed that a exercise would be carried (FNR) for organising “the the Naga unity and solidar- demand for Tseminyu dis- decision to this effect was out by DC Tuensang un- much anticipated Naga ity taking into considera- trict”. taken during a meeting der the supervision of Day” scheduled for Jan. tion the significance and It stated that the Reng- held at the chief minister’s Commissioner, Nagaland. 10 next at Kohima. magnitude of the event. ma community will con- office Saturday evening. “The Cabinet further A press release from The RSZ ensures safe pas- tinue its ‘unflinching fight “While upholding its decided that district inau- the RSZ on Saturday sage for all delegates of the for its legitimate rights’ decision taken on 20th guration would be done stated “the RSZ, in spite event.” and keep strict vigilance December, 2017 in regard only after the issue was of the ongoing bandh that However, the RSZ cau- till the Rengma commu- to creation of Noklak dis- amicably settled,” it in- has been temporarily sus- tioned “that the relaxation nity's demand for separate trict, thecCabinet decided formed. pended for time being, gra- to delegates for the event district is granted. Pre-poll activities pick up as Congress slams government for Amit Shah starts Northeast tour Agartala/Shillong, Jan. 6 Congress front, is the par- form an electoral alliance (IANS): With the political ty's election in-charge of with the Congress and Tri- economic slowdown, lack of jobs activities gradually picking Tripura. namool Congress (TMC) New Delhi, Jan. 6 (IANS): 2017-18, party leader and growth in 2015-16, 2016-17 up ahead of the crucial as- "Our meetings about in Tripura. The Congress on Satur- former Union Finance and 2017-18 (est) is 8.0, 7.1 sembly elections in Febru- our separate state demand The INPT and NCT day attacked the Narendra Minister P. Chidambaram and 6.5. These numbers ary in Left-ruled Tripura, with the Prime Minister, also opposed the IPFT's Modi government over its said the government's tall prove there is a slowdown. tribal parties are negotiat- Union Home Minister and separate state demand. management of economy, claims of India growing at A decline in economic ac- ing with the BJP and Con- other ministers and BJP "We are holding talks saying the worst fears of an a "robust" growth rate have tivity and growth means gress for electoral alliances, leaders are positive. The with the Congress and imminent economic slow- evaporated in thin air. loss of millions of jobs," he informed sources said on Union Home Ministry TMC leaders to form an down have come true and Congress leader Anand said. Saturday. would announce a com- anti-BJP and anti-Left job creation remains the Sharma also lashed out at "New project announce- Meanwhile, Bharatiya mittee on January 8 about electoral alliance to fight ruling BJP's "single biggest the government, accusing it ments have declined, fresh Janata Party (BJP) Presi- our long pending demand," against both the ruling Left failure". of "monumental misman- investment is low, informal dent Amit Shah began a IPFT's President Narendra Front and opposition BJP," In a statement a day agement" of the economy sector is still reeling under three-day tour to Megha- Chandra Debbarma told INPT spokesman Srota after estimates that GDP and remaining in constant the ill-effects of demon- laya and Tripura on Satur- IANS over phone from Ranjan Khisa told IANS. would be 6.5 per cent in denial of the ground reali- etisation, job creation is day to formally kick off the Delhi. A top official of the ties. He said the economy abysmal, exports are plung- party's election campaign Leading a ten-member Tripura Election Depart- was "gasping" and "not ing, manufacturing sector in the two northeastern IPFT delegation to Delhi, ment said that the Election If you do not change galloping." Chidambaram growth has slowed down, states. the veteran tribal leader Commission likely to an- direction, you may end up said the government should agriculture sector has been Communist Party of said: "After returning to nounce the election sched- where you are heading. stop making "tall claims" hit hard and rural despair is India-Marxist (CPI-M) Agartala, we would hold ule in Tripura, Meghalaya ~ Lao Tzu and bend down to do solid abundant. "A dispassionate politburo member Brinda meetings with the state and Nagaland next week. work. assessment reveals serious Karat is now on a five-day Amit Shah BJP leaders to finalise the After about a four-and- "The recent social dis- weaknesses in the Indian election campaign in Tripu- electoral alliance and seat half-month-long summary content therefore can be a economy," he said.