AAP leader receives court notice over Rs 5000 crore defamation suit by Reliance

Sanjay Singh — senior AAP leader has received a notice from Ahmedabad court regarding a civil suit filed by Reliance Infrastructure Limited over his allegations in connection with the Rafale deal.

However, Singh vowed to raise his voice in future against the controversial Rafale deal. He will soon file his submission before the Court.

“I have no respect for those toying with the security of the country in the name of Bharat Mata. I will continue to raise my voice against this scam,” Singh was quoted by PTI as saying.

Singh said he had received a defamation notice from Anil Ambani and his company, seeking damages of Rs 5,000 crore in February this year for his views on Rafale scam.

Responding to defamation notice, Singh said, “I had replied to the notice and now they have chosen to go to the court. I will file my reply in the court on October 20 as directed by it.”.

A court in Ahmedabad, summons #AAP RS MP ⁦@SanjayAzadSln⁩ on Oct 20th in a defamation case filed by Anil Ambani’s company in connection with #RafaleDeal. Ambani has filed ₹5000 cr defamation case against Singh who raised questions on #Rafale offset deal to Reliance Defence pic.twitter.com/PdwUwnQusK

— Ankit Tyagi (@Ankit_Tyagi01) October 17, 2018

The Member of Parliament has been attacking Narendra Modi government since the Rafale deal (scam) came to light.

On several occasions, he termed the French Rafale fighter jet deal as a “big scam” in which public sector enterprise Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was replaced by Reliance Defence.

Singh also alleged that the deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets involved a “scam” of Rs 36,000 crore. The notice issued to Singh by City civil court, Ahmedabad, has directed him to provide his written submission before October 20.

This is not the only defamation case the AAP leader is currently facing. Last month, a Delhi court had framed charges against Sanjay Singh following suits filed by Ankit Bhardwaj, a leader of BJP’s youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM).

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