A city court on Monday concluded recording the statement of DDCA vice-president Chetan Chauhan who alleged that he and the cricketing body were “defamed” by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal before the media.
The statement was recorded during pre-summoning evidence before Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Chauhan against Kejriwal and suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad for allegedly defaming Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) by making “scandalous” remarks. He said his image as well as that of DDCA’s had been sullied in public eye.
“The statements given by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Kirti Azad were defamatory. They have defamed me and DDCA and also reduced our image in public eye,” Chauhan said in his statement through advocate Sangram Patnaik. The court, after concluding the recording of the former cricketer’s statement, fixed the matter for April 29 for recording further pre-summoning evidence.