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New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said that BJP would file criminal defamation case against Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for terming External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s actions in the Lalit Modi issue as a “criminal act”.
“Rahul Gandhi using these words is very unfortunate, undemocratic. And because of these words, I am demanding that Rahul Gandhi should make an apology to the country because it is not only defaming Sushma Swaraj, but defaming the Foreign Minister of the country, who is the representative of India in the world,” Gadkari told media.
Stressing that allegations against Swaraj were “baseless”, he said that she had not violated the law, constitution or indulged in any corrupt activities.
he said that allegations against Sushma Swaraj are all are baseless.
Speaking on the Lalit Modi controversy, Gandhi had said, “What we have said is that (there will be) no discussion without resignation. Sushma has done a criminal act. He (Lalit Modi) is a ‘fugitive’. You have signed it (the recommendation for grant of travel document). The High Commission does not know about it. The Indian government too in unaware of that.