Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the land-for-job scam case on Saturday. The call by the probe agency comes after Deputy Chief Minister’s mother and father Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi was questioned by the CBI recently.

As per the reports, Bihar’s Deputy CM failed to appear before the probe agency on March 4, following which the central agency summoned the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader on Saturday. Yadav was asked to appear before the probe agency in the afternoon.

According to the reports, Yadav is yet to arrive at CBI headquarters in the land for job case. The case is related to the employment given to candidates in return of transfer of land to Lalu Yadav and his family, as well as his close aids.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and family-associates have been at the receiving end of the heat by the Central agencies in the land for job scam. Recently, CBI reached the residence of former Bihar CM and wife of Lalu Yadav on Monday to question her about the case.

It was reported that probe agency questioned Rabri Devi at her Patna residence and subsequently questioned RJD supremo Lalu Yadav in Delhi. As per the reports, the actions by the CBI also stirred up a political conversation amongst the Opposition parties who slammed the Centre for using the Central Agencies for political benefits.

The Enforcement Directorate had also raided several places in land-for-job case on Friday. As per the reports, The ED recovered Rs 53 lakh in cash whereas 1900 USD has also been recovered from Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughters’ and son’s residence.

8 Opposition parties wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the use of Central Agencies as a political whip against the opposition. The Oppositon parties in their letter slammed the Centre for the use of probe agencies and termed their actions to be a bid of transition democracy to an autocracy.

The letter by Opposition came after the CBI arrested the Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the now scrapped liquour policy. The letter was signed by BRS chief and Telangana CM Chandrasekhar Rao, JKNC chief Farooq Abdullah, AITC chief Mamata Banerjee, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Bihar Deputy CM and RJD chairperson Tejashwi Yadav and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

Karnataka Congress working president and former MP R Dhruvanarayana breathed his last on Saturday morning. The Chamarajanagar constituency MP passed away after he complained of chest pain. He was 61.

According to the reports, Dhruvanarayana’s driver took him to the DRMS Hospital in Mysuru after he suffered chest pain at around 6:40 pm. An MSc in agriculture graduate was brought to the hospital at 7:40 am and was declared dead at 8:28 am. He is survived by his wife and his two sons.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, MP Rahul Gandhi, and other leaders condoled his demise.

Kharge tweeted, Deeply anguished & pained by the passing away of R Dhruvanarayana. He was not just a grassroots political, but the finest human being. He said Dhruvanarayana’s demise is not just a loss for Congress but a huge personal loss for him as well. He said his thoughts are with his family and followers, he added.

Rahul Gandhi called Dhruvanarayana’s demise a huge loss to the party. Saddened by the sudden demise of former MP, Shri R Dhruvanarayan. A hard-working & humble grassroots leader, he was a champion of social justice who rose through the ranks of NSUI & Youth Congress. His passing is a huge loss to the Congress party. My condolences to his family, the Congress President tweeted.

Srinivas BV, National President of the Indian Youth Congress tweeted, Shocked and saddened beyond words. He said his heart breaks at the loss of a leader like R Dhruvanarayana ji, Former MP and KPCC Working President. May his soul find peace. His support and prayers are with his family, friends and all workers, he added.

Dhruvanrayana represented the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency twice. In the 2004 state assembly election, he won from the Santemarahalli (SC) assembly constituency by a single vote. He was planning to contest from Nanjangud (SC) constituency in the upcoming state elections.

After the post-poll violence in Tripura, a parliamentary team reached the state on a two-day visit to investigate the matter, as well as talk to the affected people. However, the team was allegedly attacked by the BJP workers on Friday.

As per the reports, the parliamentary team was attacked at the Nehalchandra Nagar Bazar in Bisalgarh.

Following the attack on the investigating parliamentary team, the CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury informed that the probe and other scheduled programs of the parliamentary team have been postponed owing to the attack faced by the team.

The CPI(M) secretary also alleged that the attackers were affiliated with the BJP and the attack also led to 3 vehicles being damaged. The statement by Chaudhury also read that the Congress and Left MPs as well as leaders promptly fled during the alleged attack.

As per the reports, the parliamentary team while attempting to visit Mohanpur in western Tripura faced similar hindrances from the BJP workers.

The police’s statement said that the police escort that was accompanying the team swiftly jumped in during the commotion and rescued the congress and left delegation. The police also informed that no injuries were reported during the whole commotion. The police statement also confirmed that 2-3 cars were vandalised during the attack.

As per the reports, the police were able to nab one suspect in the case and are probing further to nab other suspects who are still at large.

Following the incident, Congress’s general secretary Jairam Ramesh also tweeted about the matter and slammed BJP. The Congress leader in his tweet wrote that the BJP goons attacked a delegation of Congress leaders in Bishalgarh and Mohapur in Tripura. Ramesh also claimed that responded inadequately during that attack and accused them of being complacent.

The Congress leader in his tweet also wrote and highlighted that the BJP is holding a victory rally in those regions tomorrow and termed the victory rally to be of party-sponsored violence.