New Delhi, July 2 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad made repeated phone calls to senior railway officials, pressuring them to process and clear a list of candidates he had recommended for appointments, even threatening them with consequences if they failed to comply, the CBI told a Delhi court on Tuesday. Appearing before special judge Vishal Gogne during arguments on framing of charges in the land-for-jobs case, the agency claimed that Lalu's intervention went beyond mere recommendation and amounted to sustained coercion of officials in violation of rules. According to special public prosecutor, Yadav first handed over an unsigned list of 120 candidates through an aide during a General Managers' conference at the Railway Board in New Delhi in 2008. The list was accompanied by oral instructions that the names were to be considered for employment as substitute staff "as per the minister's wishes".htc...