Activist-cum-politician Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday fired a round of allegations against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari, citing his involvement in a large scale irrigation scam.
India Against Corruption (IAC) members alleged that Gadkari has been using his position to develop his business empire and that he owns five power-producing industries and three sugar industries in Maharashtra.
Kejriwal accompanied by Supreme Court lawyer Prasnath Bhushan and other IAC activists, didn't just target Gadkari but also brought to question the functioning of the whole political system in the country.
He alleged of a direct quid pro quo between BJP and Congress-NCP led government in Maharashtra that helped Gadkari secure tracts of land from state farmers.
According to IAC findings, former Irrigation Minister Ajit Pawar sanctioned farmers' land in Vidarbha to Gadkari's companies and the farmers were threatened by Gadkari's henchmen after demanding the return of the unused land.
In light of the recent allegations, a new mudslinging game commenced between political outfits and anti-corruption activists.
Here are the latest comments from political leader
‘I have nothing personal against you’: Kejriwal apologises to Nitin Gadkari, Kapil Sibal
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday apologised to Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Congress leader Kapil Sibal for making unverified allegations of corruption against them and requesting them “to bring the court proceedings to an end”. The two had filed separate defamation cases against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief.
“I made certain statements…which seem to have hurt you. I have nothing personal against you. I regret the same,” Kejriwal wrote to Gadkari on March Following Kejriwal’s apology to Gadkari, the two filed a joint affidavit on Monday informing a city court that they did not wish to pursue their case.
The development comes within days of Kejriwal tendering a similar apology to former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia whom he had accused of running a drug trade in the state.
In , Kejriwal had called Gadkari one of the most corrupt politicians, prompting the Union transport minister to sue him for defamation. Kejriwal had also accused Sibal and his son, Amit, of conflict of interest in seeking a revision in tax demand for a cellular company. This was when
Defamation case: Nitin Gadkari appears in court, quizzed by Kejriwal's lawyer
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday appeared before a Delhi court in connection with a defamation case filed by him against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, was cross-examined for over two-and-a half hours by the counsel for Kejriwal, who has been permanently exempted from personal appearance before the court in the case.
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During the cross-examination, Gadkari told the court that he was not a businessman and has been associated with co-operative initiatives and charitable trusts.
"It is incorrect to suggest that I am a businessman. In Maharashtra, lots of co-operative initiatives are there and I have been associated with co-operative institutions, charitable trusts and some of the public limited companies of the farmers and they are all social institutions," Gadkari told Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha.
The proceedings witnessed heated exchange of words between the advocates appearing
Nitin Gadkari’s Purti, and media's culture of silence
It is actually disappointing and a matter of shame for Indian journalists, including those from The Times of India Group, that it has taken this long to expose the mockery with which BJP President Nitin Gadkari conducted the affairs of his Nagpur-based firm, Purti Power and Sugar Ltd.
The nation has been startled to note that the BJP politician’s firm has his driver and astrologer as directors, that some of his investors have slum addresses, that he received a questionable loan of Rs crore from a party that was earlier rewarded with contracts, among other things.
After more than a decade of Page 3 journalism followed by paid news and “private treaties”- trends introduced by The Times Group and now emulated by many others - journalists in many news organisations have lost the will to go after investigative stories. They have been rendered impotent because investigative stories against business establishments are generally not encouraged and those asked for by the publisher or the editor often have an ulterior motive (Journalists, can, however, hammer public bodies and government policies as much as they want).
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