AAP MP Sanjay Singh had recently addressed a press conference in Delhi where he allegedly made allegations against Sulakshana Sawant, the wife of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, in the cash-for-jobs scam.
A court in Goa issued notice to AAP MP Sanjay Singh in a Rs 100-crore defamation case filed against him by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s wife for allegedly naming her in the cash-for-jobs scam. The court has sought Singh’s reply by January 10, 2025.
Pramod Sawant’s wife Sulakshana Sawant filed a case in the court of Civil Judge Senior Division, Bicholim, North Goa, BJP spokesperson Giriraj Pai Vernekar said. The ad-hoc civil judge heard the suit and issued a notice to Sanjay Singh, returnable on January 10, 2025.
Singh had recently addressed a press conference in Delhi where he allegedly made allegations against Sulakshana Sawant.
Sulakshana Sawant, in her complaint, requested the court through her lawyers to direct Singh to publish an apology clarifying that the said defamatory video/article and interview are false, not based on facts, and tender an unconditional apology.
The complainant also urged the court to restrain Singh from making any public statements maligning her by injunction on social media or other platforms, such as WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube and X.
Many aspirants had lodged complaints in Goa alleging they were forced to pay lakhs to some people who promised to facilitate jobs in the Goa government.
Pramod Sawant had said that the state police are conducting a transparent investigation into the alleged cash-for-jobs scam.
Article source: indiatoday.in
