Assam court summons Manish Sisodia in connection with defamation case
First Published: 23rd August, 2022 17:29 IST
Moreover, CM Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma has already filed a Rs 100 crore civil defamation case against Sisodia.
Already embroiled in the Delhi Excise Policy case, troubles mount for Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia with the Assam Court now issuing a summon.
Kamrup’s Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate has asked Sisodia to appear before it on September 29, in connection with the defamation case filed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The case, criminal in nature, was filed against Sisodia on July 1 by Assam CM Sarma.
CM Sarma had filed a case against Sisodia over his allegations of malpractice in giving contracts for PPE kits when Sarma was the state health minister during the Sonowal-led government.
The Delhi Deputy CM alleged that the then health minister, now CM of Assam awarded a contract for PPE kits to a company linked to his wife and grossly overpaid for the gear.
Moreover, CM Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma has already filed a Rs 100 crore civil defamation case against Sisodia.
Sisodia had claimed he had the documents to prove so. However, Both CM Sarma and his wife have separately denied all the charges leveled against them.
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