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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma filed a defamation case against the Delhi Deputy CM after he alleged corrupt practices during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma filed a defamation case against the Delhi Deputy CM after he alleged corrupt practices during the COVID-19 lockdown.
GUWAHATI
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been directed to appear before a lower court in Assam’s Kamrup district on November 19 in connection with a defamation case filed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Mr. Sarma filed a complaint against Mr. Sisodia in June after the latter was accused of corruption in the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown.
On Monday, the Gauhati High Court dismissed Mr. Sisodia sought to quash the summons of the Kamrup High Court judge and the case against him. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader moved the Supreme Court when the lower court summoned him after Mr. Sarma filed the suit.
Assam Advocate Devajit Saikia said: “The High Court dismissed the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister’s plea and asked him to appear before the CJM on November 19.
Mr. Sisodia alleged that the Assam chief minister had contracted PPE kits to a company linked to his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma for ₹990 per item while the same item was purchased from others for ₹660. Mr. Sarma was then the state’s health minister. Sarbananda Sonowal.
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