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the RJD chief's bail in fodder scam cases for which he is serving a jail term in Jharkhand."Lalu Yadav is not sentenced to 3.5 years but
27.5 years in jail if all punishments are calculated cumulatively," the CBI or Central Bureau of Investigation said in its affidavit to the
Supreme Court.It said the Bihar politician's "nefarious act" as Chief Minister of a state shook the conscience of the entire nation.Lalu
Yadav had requested bail for the Lok Sabha elections and was "misleading the court by asking for bail on medical grounds," said the
investigating agency.It added that the former Bihar chief minister "is conducting political activities from a special ward of a
hospital."Lalu Yadav, convicted in 2017, has been at a hospital in Ranchi for much of his sentence so far
He was held guilty of a multi-million-rupee scam involving the embezzlement of government funds meant for cattle fodder in the 1990s when he
was chief minister of undivided Bihar.The CBI told the court that the leader hasn't served his jail term but has been staying in a special
ward of a hospital.The Supreme Court will hear the case tomorrow.Last year, Lalu Yadav was granted six weeks' provisional bail
He was restrained from taking part in any public function or political activity and was also barred from interacting with the media during
that time.Later, he asked for another break from prison on health grounds, claiming he needed surgery
A Jharkhand court refused and ordered him back to jail.Lalu Yadav's absence is a setback for the RJD in poll season even though his younger
son Tejashwi Yadav has proved himself upto the task of leading the party in his father's absence.Get the latest election news, live updates
and election schedule for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on TheIndianSubcontinent.com/elections
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