Chennai:
Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan on Friday threatened to
file a defamation suit against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for making
allegations of corruption against him.
His statement comes in the wake of Kejriwal proclaiming a
series of top national leaders, including Vasan, as being corrupt and stated
that his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will target them in the national election.
Stating that he doesn’t need a certificate from an
irresponsible person who has neither respect for rule of law nor any
inclination for constructive development work, the Shipping minister said if Kejriwal
fails to take back his statement and issue an unconditional apology, he will be
forced to seek legal remedy including filing a defamation suit against him to
protect his fair name and honour.
“I was surprised and shocked to see the allegations of
corruption made by Kejriwal against me and Shipping Ministry. I think the Chief Minister of Delhi has
included my name and Shipping Ministry probably in connection with the public
interest litigation filed by an NGO and in which Prashant Bhushan was the
counsel which relates to land matters,” Vasan said.
“I would like to mention that the issue on which the PIL
was filed related to the period before I joined as Shipping Minister. Once the issue came to my notice I took
proactive steps to get market value fixed for the lands and also to make
tender-cum-auction methodology mandatory for land leases. We also directed the Port to takeover all the
lands in dispute for which the leases have expired,” he said.
“This being the factual position I am shocked to see the
Delhi Chief Minister issuing the statement totally ignorant of the facts and
development in the case. It is a reflection of the arrogance of the AAP leaders who believe that they are the
only honest souls on this earth and no other politician can be honest,” the
minister said.
“It has been my endeavour ever since I came to politics
to be honest and clean in all my dealings, political, personal or official and
to uphold probity in public life and at the same time provide a constructive
development oriented governance. I am
proud to say that I have been able to stick to my principles and guard my
reputation all these years,” he added.
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