The killing is being viewed through a political lens, with speculation rife that Rai was preparing to contest the upcoming assembly elections from Raghopur, a constituency considered an RJD stronghold and closely linked to the prestige of the Lalu Prasad Yadav family.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Yadav for "insulting Sanatana Dharma".
The CBI filed the chargesheet in October last year, against former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, their daughter Misa Bharti and 13 others in the land-for-jobs scam.
The Special Judge Geetanjali Goel on Wednesday while hearing the matter also directed CBI to provide a chargesheet copy filed earlier to all accused in the case.
Nitish Kumar, who met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday, has also met Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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