Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s son Kartikey Chouhan on Saturday recorded his statements here in a district court in a defamation case he has filed against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for alleging his name had appeared in the Panama Papers.
The Panama Papers leak in 2016 revealed the names of politicians, movie stars and business leaders across the world who had stashed money in tax havens.
Kartikey Chouhan told, “He levelled allegations against me from a public platform and said I was involved in the Panama Papers leak. He was wrong. False allegations were levelled against my father and me. I have recorded my statements in this regard today.”
On Tuesday, Kartikey Chouhan had demanded an apology from Gandhi within 48 hours. Kartikey Chouhan’s lawyer claimed that Gandhi had committed a criminal offence. He said the court would hear the case next on December 17.
On Monday, Shivraj Singh Chouhan had threatened to file a criminal defamation case against Gandhi for accusing him and his family of being involved in the Vyapam and the Panama Papers scams. In response, the Congress president said he had been confused among the scams as the BJP was involved in many corruption cases. The next day, Gandhi told media persons that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s son was involved in the case.