A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to Congress party general secretary Digvijay Singh from a case of defamation against Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Chief Nitin Gadkari in which Digvijay has accused Gadkari to be involved in the corruption on Oct 01.
The Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Sudesh Kumar Friday asked Digvijaya Singh to furnish a surety of Rs.50,000.
However, Digvijay Singh was reportedly stick on his stand and recalled his allegation once again soon after getting bail. He also said that he would soon present solid evidence to prove his allegation.
Earlier, Nitin Gadkari in his complaint said the Congress leader dragged his name into alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks.
The BJP leader recorded his statement in the court that he was "not responsible for any coal block allocation to anybody".
The Congress leader, who was present in the court, sought a copy of the CD produced as evidence against him.
"I have no personal fight with Gadkari but will tell the people and the court that though the BJP says it is fighting against corruption, its party chief is involved in corruption," Digvijaya Singh told reporters after the court order.
"Gadkari worked as a businessman and had many fake companies to earn profit. I will do more research and tell people who Gadkari is," he said.
The court had issued summons to Digvijaya Singh to appear before it.
Later, Gadkari's lawyer Pinky Anand told reporters, "Digvijaya Singh appeared before the court and sought bail. He was asked to submit surety of Rs.50,000, which he has submitted. He was also asked to submit a personal bond, to secure his presence before the court."
According to Pinky Anand, the Congress leader's plea for personal exemption was declined by the court.
"The application moved by him for personal exemption will be considered in the next date Jan 31, 2013, and he should appear," Anand said.
--With ANI Inputs--
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