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Gehlot said that the Rajasthan Police is taking action in coordination with the Haryana Police. (File photo/ANI)
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harpreet Singh took cognizance of the matter and listed it for Monday for recording of statements of witnesses in support of Shekhawat’s complaint.
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday filed a criminal complaint in a Delhi court accusing Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of defaming him by commenting on the Sanjeevani scam.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harpreet Singh took cognizance of the matter and listed it for Monday for recording of statements of witnesses in support of Shekhawat’s complaint.
The complaint alleged that Gehlot defamed the BJP leader by alleging his role in the Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society scam.
“His (Shekhawat’s) reputation has been irreparably damaged,” the complaint claimed.
The complaint alleged that Gehlot was making derogatory remarks, trying to tarnish Shekhawat’s image and affect his political career.
Meanwhile, Gehlot said the move by Union Jal Shakti Minister Shekhawat would bring the scam into national focus.
“I would welcome it (defamation case). This will speed up the case and help the victims who have lost money in the scam.
“This man (Shekhawat) should be ashamed of himself. Being a Union minister, he should have called the victims and helped them get justice,” the Congress leader said.
Gehlot said that the Rajasthan government is ready to cooperate in the investigation of the case. he said prime minister Narendra Modi And Union Home Minister Amit Shah should pay attention to the scam.
The senior Congress leader said his government has written to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe the matter but to no avail.
He said that the power to attach the property rests with the ED and the Special Operations Group of the state police cannot confiscate the property of the accused.
Lokesh Sharma, Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister Gelhote, said, “If you (Shekhawat) are innocent then why don’t you come forward to take back the money of the poor?”
Thousands of investors in the Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society were allegedly duped of Rs 900 crore. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Rajasthan Police has been probing the case since August 2019.
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