Maharashtra Minister Threatens To File Rs 100 Crore Defamation Suit Against BJP Leader

Maharashtra Minister Hasan Mushrif said the allegation made by Kirit Somaiya against him are part of BJP's conspiracy, of which Chandrakant Patil is the mastermind.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif on Monday said he will file Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya.

Briefing mediapersons, Mr Mushrif said, "The allegation which is being made by Kirit Somaiya are part of BJP's big conspiracy and Chandrakant Patil is the mastermind of this. I have been very vocal about the Centre using central agencies against Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and on the issue of (former Mumbai Police commissioner) Parambir Singh. It is the reason I am being framed by BJP through Kirit Somaiya to stop me."

"All allegations against me and my family are false and baseless. I am going to file Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Kirit Somaiya. Kirit Somaiya should apologise to me. I will file an FIR against Chandrakant Patil for a Rs 150-core hybrid annuity scam done during the BJP government," he added.

Mr Somaiya last week had alleged that Mr Mushrif and his family members are involved in money laundering and have stakes in shell companies.