ED registers money laundering case against Lalu Yadav in railway hotel allotment corruption case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday registered a money laundering case against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief​ Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members in a railway hotel allotment corruption case.

The case dates back to Congress-led UPA regime, reported PTI.

The development comes hours after Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar. On Wednesday, Kumar had resigned as the chief minister and the ostensible reason for him to quit was his falling out with the RJD over corruption charges against Lalu Yadav's son Tejashwi who was the then deputy CM.

Earlier, the CBI had registered a case against the Lalu Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and his son Tejashwi, the then IRCTC MD, P K Goyal, the wife of Yadav's confidante Prem Chand Gupta, Sujata, and others. 

Meanwhile, Lalu Prasad Yadav has lashed out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying he is considering a move to appeal in the Supreme Court against the Governor's decision to allow the Janata Dal (United) (JDU)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a government the state.

"Nitish Kumar has betrayed us. These leaders will do anything for power. I am considering to appeal against the Governor's decision of allowing JDU-BJP to form the government," Lalu Yadav told media here.

He termed Bihar chief minister as a huge opportunist.