The ongoing tussle between Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and BJP chief Kirit Somaiya took an unsightly flip after his spouse, Professor Medha Somaiya, filed a Rs 100 crore defamation criticism within the Bombay High Court on Monday towards the senior Shiv Sena chief over a number of defamatory statements towards the couple, together with ‘toilet scam’.
Medha has requested the HC to direct Raut to both pay the damages to her or donate the stated quantity to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. She has additionally sought an interim order restraining Raut from levelling any additional allegations in public towards the couple and their household. The date of listening to is but to be introduced.
Medha additionally urged the HC to direct Raut to furnish “a complete apology to Medha and retraction of the allegations and accusation made in the impugned defamatory articles/materials” within the forthcoming version of the Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.
Last month, Raut had alleged that the senior BJP chief had siphoned off Rs 57 crore in donations in a bid to save lots of plane INS Vikrant. Raut even demanded a case of sedition to be slapped towards Somaiya.
On the opposite hand, Somaiya had challenged Raut to submit any proof to again his claims to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
“While Kirit Somaiya was walking around wearing a T-shirt to save (INS) Vikrant, crores of people paid him money for the purpose. Besides, he collected crores from various companies in the name of saving INS Vikrant. Traitor Kirit Somaiya collected Rs 57 crore,” stated Raut whereas addressing a press convention.
Raut additional alleged earlier than the media that Somaiya by no means deposited the fund cash on the Governor’s workplace. “I have a letter from the Governor’s office. An RTI activist had asked whether the money collected for ‘Saving Vikrant’… has been deposited with the Governor. The Governor’s office replied that no such money had been deposited. This is a betrayal of national security and is treason.”
Raut additional alleged that the donation cash was used to fund election campaigns. Raut stated that Somaiya had additionally used a part of the cash in his son’s firm.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”