'Won't make defamatory remarks against Goa CM's wife': AAP MP Sanjay Singh tells court

A defamation case was filed against AAP leader Sanjay Singh. (File photo/PTI)

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Friday told a court in Goa that he would not make defamatory statements against Sulakshana Sawant, the wife of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, till he files a reply to the plea against him.

Sulakshana, herself a local BJP leader, moved the court against the AAP leader after Singh levelled allegations against her in connection with an alleged cash-for-jobs scam in Goa, PTI reported.

Under the defamation case, she has sought damages of Rs 100 crore. The case came up before the civil court at Bicholim. At the previous hearing, the court had sought Singh's reply.

Advocate Pralhad Paranjape who represented Sulakshana Sawant along with senior advocate S V Manohar told reporters that they asked for a court `injunction' or interim order restraining Singh from making any further defamatory statements against her.

"The counsel for defendant (Singh) made a statement that till the next hearing, they will not make any further statements," he said, PTI reported.

The case would be heard again on January 24, the lawyer added.

Singh, a Rajya Sabha member, had made certain allegations against Sulakshana Sawant at a press conference in Delhi last year. Besides compensation, Sawant has demanded an apology from the AAP MP with a clarification that his statements were not true.

Opposition in Goa has been targeting the BJP government in the state over a `scam' where some people allegedly duped scores of job aspirants promising them government jobs for money.