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In Bihar politics, the family of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supreme leader Lalu Prasad Yadav always remains in the headlines in the media and political circles of the country. But if we turn the pages of the political history of Bihar, a chapter comes to the fore when a wedding held in the Lalu family is remembered not only for the grandeur or the cuisine, but for the heavy clutches of the country’s biggest central investigative agencies. This is the story of that historic and famous wedding ceremony which created an earthquake in the political and administrative system of the entire country. After this grand event, the Income Tax Department took such unprecedented action that Show Cause Notice was issued directly to not one or two, but about 125 big personalities and politicians from across the country. At that time, this legal and political action had taken the temperature of politics not only in Bihar but in entire Delhi to its peak.
#1 What was the whole matter of that most talked about and talked about marriage of Lalu family?
This is about the period when Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi were in power in Bihar. This grand event of marriage in Lalu family was organized in a very royal style in Patna. VVIP guests, Chief Ministers, Union Ministers, MPs, MLAs and leading industrialists from many states across the country had come to attend this wedding. The decorations done at the wedding, the huge pandals made to welcome the guests, the long convoy of vehicles and the lavish food looked like a dream. But as soon as the wedding ceremony was over, the news of exorbitant expenses, expensive gifts and financial transactions on the wedding became the main headlines of the media. Due to this unaccounted expenditure, the eyes of the Income Tax Department and the Finance Ministry immediately focused on this event.
#1 Big action of Income Tax Department: Show cause notice issued simultaneously to 125 politicians
After initial investigation into the grandeur of the wedding ceremony and the alleged unaccounted financial expenses incurred, the Income Tax Department adopted a very aggressive and strict stance. The investigating agency prepared a list of all the influential guests and politicians who attended the wedding and who had given expensive gifts, silver and gold jewelery or financial contributions in organizing the wedding. Within no time, the Income Tax Department served notices to about 125 senior politicians, MLAs and political personalities from different states of the country who attended this wedding. In the notice, tough questions were asked to all of them regarding the source of the gifts given at the wedding, their monetary value and their mention in their income tax returns (IT Returns). This notice, given to 125 veterans simultaneously, created a stir in the politics of the entire country.
#1 There was a huge stir in the political circles and the scope of financial investigation
When the news of 125 politicians receiving Income Tax Department notices became public, there was panic among the Lalu family and their allies. The opposition parties had made serious allegations against the then government and Lalu Prasad Yadav of misuse of power and use of black money. On the other hand, RJD and its supporters had termed this entire action as an act of political vendetta and revenge carried out by the Central Government. The investigating officers had also thoroughly examined the accounts of tent house owners, catering service providers, jewelery vendors and other event organizers who contracted the wedding to ascertain the exact details of the actual amount spent on the wedding.
#1 This unique incident was recorded in the history of Indian politics and investigative agencies.
This action of the Income Tax Department after this marriage of Lalu family is considered a unique example in the history of Indian politics. Generally, it is considered very rare for the Income Tax Department to attack guests attending a wedding ceremony or giving gifts on such a large scale. This incident had proved that even the personal and family events of leaders in public life are not beyond the strict financial standards and keen eye of investigating agencies. Even today, after so many years, whenever the political history of Bihar or the expenses of high-profile political weddings are mentioned, the story of this income tax notice received by 125 leaders is prominently remembered.