MP polls: Rahul Gandhi says he got confused after being threatened with defamation suit
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who was threatened with defamation suit for his comments on Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Tuesday said he was confused due to multiple scams.
Taking a back-step in some allegations, Rahul said, "There is so much corruption in the BJP that I got confused. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister was not in Panama scam. He is involved in the e-tendering and Vyapam scam."
Rahul had earlier in a public meeting in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh alleged that Chouhan is involved in several corruption cases.
Without taking names and using Shivraj Singh Chouhan's nickname to target him, the Congress President said: "Udhar Chowkidar, Idhar Mamaji. Mamaji ke jo bete hai, Panama Papers me unka naam nikalta hai. (On one side, you have the watchman, on the other side you have 'mamaji'. The name of the son of 'mamaji' figured in Panama Papers)."
Chouhan also accused the Congress president of making "patently false allegations" linked to the Vyapam recruitment scam and the Panama Papers against him and his family.
In a tweet he wrote: "Mr @RahulGandhi
You have been making patently false allegations of Vyapam to Panama Papers against me and my family.
Tomorrow, I am filing a criminal defamation suit for maximum damages against you for frivolous and malafide statements.
Let law take its own course now."
Mr @RahulGandhi
— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) October 29, 2018
You have been making patently false allegations of Vyapam to Panama Papers against me and my family.
Tomorrow, I am filing a criminal defamation suit for maximum damages against you for frivolous and malafide statements.
Let law take its own course now.
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