PATNA, June 21 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, on Saturday alleged that the state government was trying to divert attention from the multi-crore tender scam to protect some "big fishes" by raising non-issues such as eviction orders for a government bungalow and the withdrawal of his security cover. He made the remarks while addressing a press conference in Patna. Yadav alleged that the multi-crore tender scam involving alleged middleman Rishu Shri alias Rishu Ranjan Sinha and several senior bureaucrats was a corruption case worth Rs.20,000-25,000 crore. He claimed that many influential individuals were involved in the case and were being protected by the state government. "Goverment is raising non issues like withdrawal of security , eviction notices for bungalows and also doing fake encounters just to divert attention from the Rishu Shree tender corruption case and protect the bigwigs involved in the case," Yadav said, implying that the controversies generated over the eviction notice to former chief minister Rabri Devi and security downgrading of former CMs, Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi were all diversionary tactics to distract people's attention from the tender corruption case. The RJD national working president, who held a meeting with party workers on Saturday, also claimed that the encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwary at Bilauti village under Shahpur police station in Bhojpur district was a completely "fake" encounter, similar to alleged fake encounters reported earlier in Muzaffarpur and Madhubani districts. "On one hand, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has ordered a probe, and on the other, an FIR has been lodged against the father and brother of the deceased, Bharat Bhushan Tiwary. The Chief Minister should apologise to the people of the state for these fake encounters," Yadav said. The RJD leader further alleged that there had been a sharp rise in crime in Bihar, reflecting how criminals had become emboldened under the NDA government. He also accused the state government of continuing to patronise the liquor mafia....