BJP demands speedy trial in fodder scam case

Welcoming the framing of charges against former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad in the fodder scam case, the BJP today said its trial should be expedited to bring the guilty to book as it involved a "systematic loot" of public money.

"It was a case of conspiracy. The Supreme Court had way back in 1996 stated that the trial must be expedited as it was systematic loot of public money. As is well known, the fodder scam was the most notorious scam of Bihar having all its ramifications," BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

He demanded that the trial should be concluded at the earliest not only in this case but in all cases related to the multi-crore scam.

Another BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, "The trial should be speeded up. Only tough action can clean up the system and deter those involved in such acts. We are hopeful the verdict in this case will come soon."

The CBI court in Patna framed charges against Prasad, Jagannath Mishra and others in the fodder scam that took place when Prasad was chief minister of Bihar.