New Delhi/Bhopal April 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a court order handing two-year jail to a Congress leader in a defamation case for alleging Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan s family members were involved in the Vyapam scam.
A two-judge bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R. Banumati of Supreme Court dismissed a court s order that also imposed a fine of Rs 25 000 on Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson K.K. Mishra.
Mishra had accused the Chief Minister s family of being involved in the Vyapam scam following which the Madhya Pradesh government had filed a defamation case.
"This decision is going to be big jolt for Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his managers who conspired to keep me silent in my fight against corruption " Mishra told IANS.
"I am sure now that in coming days all big names associated with Vyapam scam will be exposed " he added.
Reacting to the development Madhya Pradesh Congress president Arun Yadav tweeted: "Truth always wins."
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