MP elections: CM Chouhan to file defamation case against Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been attacking MP CM over charges of corruption in the poll-bound state

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan addressing a gathering during his indefinite fast to placate angry farmers at BHEL Dussehra Ground in Bhopal

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Last Updated : Oct 30 2018 | 4:15 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on October 29 said that he will be filing criminal defamation charges against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for levelling charges of corruption against him and his family in an election rally in Jhabua.

Chouhan in his tweet said, "Mr Rahul Gandhi you have been making patently false allegations of Vyapam to Panama papers against me and my family...I am filing a criminal defamation suit for maximum damages against you for frivolous and malafide statements."

Mr @RahulGandhi
You have been making patently false allegations of Vyapam to Panama Papers

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