Arnab's first report sparks a storm

Popular journalist Arnab Goswami made a come back to Television with his own news channel 'Republic'. The opening item on fresh channel has sparked a big storm among political circles.

Kicking off the news channel this morning, Arnab exposed few phone leaks involving conversations between former Bihar CM, senior political leader Lalu Prasad Yadav & gangster Shahabuddin, who's in Siwan jail currently. The RJD leader Lalu Yadav was reportedly taking orders from notorious gangster turned politician who's charged with several criminal cases.

In one of the audio tapes, the mafia don from jail is ordering Lalu to sack a Superintendent of Police for hindering his men



of liquor mafia. 'Khatam Hei Bhai SP Aapka,' (brother, your SP is over) is what Shahbuddin has conversed over the call.

Condemning the act of Lalu Prasad Yadav, many leaders from ruling BJP lined up to comment. Union ministers Siddharth Nath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Ravi Shankar Prasad and BJP President Amit Shah have slammed RJD President for taking orders from someone who's jailed. 

Two sons of Lalu Prasad, Tejaswi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav are cabinet ministers of Bihar and his party RJD is in coalition with ruling JDU, lead by CM Nithish Kumar. Ever since the news broke out, Lalu, his party members are tight-lipped and they are respond to it.