NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday issued summons against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in a defamation complaint filed by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harpreet Singh directed Gehlot to appear before the court on August 7 in the complaint filed by Shekhawat for allegedly defaming him with his remarks on the alleged Sanjivani scam.
The case is related to thousands of investors allegedly getting duped of about Rs 900 crore by the Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society.
Shekhawat has alleged in his complaint that Gehlot has been making defamatory remarks against him over the alleged scam and trying to tarnish his image and affect his political career.
In April, Union Jal Shakti Minister Shekhawat approached the Rouse Avenue Court, claiming that the Chief Minister defamed him by falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rs 900-crore Sanjivani Credit Society scam. He claimed his name did not appear anywhere when the Rajasthan government probed the case.
Shekhawat sought prosecution of Gehlot under the India Penal Code for criminal defamation.
