Ahead of Nitish Kumar's litmus test, CBI raids residence of RJD MLC Sunil Singh in Patna

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the Patna residence of RJD MLC Sunil Singh on Wednesday, just hours before the floor test in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. According to preliminary reports, the CBI raids are related to the alleged land-for-job scam.

A team of 10 officers from the CBI had reached the residence of RJD MLC Sunil Singh at 8 am today. 

Bihar | Raids by a Central Agency are underway at the residence of RJD MLC Sunil Singh, in Patna. More details awaited pic.twitter.com/TyQsy9khaL

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2022

Commenting on the raids, RJD MLC and Chairman of Biscomaun Patna, Sunil Singh said the raids are intentional.

"It is being done on purpose. It has no significance. They do it in the hope that MLAs will vote in their favor out of fear", Sunil Singh said. 

Bihar | "It is being done intentionally. There is no meaning to it. They are doing it thinking that out of fear, MLAs will come in their favor," says Sunil Singh, RJD MLC and Chairman of Biscomaun Patna on CBI raid at his residence https://t.co/78PUrY0wti pic.twitter.com/gOvl1MQM5z

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2022

Meanwhile, several supporters of Sunil Singh gathered outside his residence and protested against the raids. 

Raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were also underway in Bihar, in connection with the alleged land for job scam.

The central agency raided various places in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Wednesday as part of the ongoing probe into illegal mining and extortion case.

This comes days after Nitish Kumar expanded his cabinet, with the biggest chunk of seats going to alliance partner RJD. A total of 31 ministers were inducted into the cabinet on August 16. The RJD got 16 ministerial berths, followed by Kumar's Janata Dal (United) which kept 11.

 Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time on August 10, a day after breaking away from the BJP. His deputy Tejashwi Yadav was also sworn in the same day.