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A Delhi Court on Thursday summoned Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in a defamation complaint filed by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal of the Rouse Avenue Court, Delhi directed Gehlot to appear on August 7 in the complaint filed by Shekhawat for allegedly defaming him with his remarks on the alleged Sanjivani scam.

The case is related to thousands of investors allegedly getting duped of about Rs 900 crore by the Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society. 

According to a report by PTI, Shekhawat has alleged in his complaint that Gehlot has been making “defamatory remarks” against him over the alleged scam and trying to tarnish his image and affect his political career.

The Union Minister had moved the Rouse Avenue Court in March this year claiming that the chief minister defamed him and falsely accused him of being involved in the Rs 900-crore Sanjivani Credit Society scam.

Case Title: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat v. Ashok Gehlot