Ahmednagar, June 06: Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, against whom a defamation case has been filed by the state food and civil supply minister Suresh Jain, today said he would also file a case against the minister. "We are fully prepared to face the legal battle launched by Jain and I and the workers of anti-corruption campaign will file defamation cases against Jain within a week", Hazare told a news agency here. "Jain has made charges not only against me but also against the workers of anti-corruption movement. All these workers, numbering twenty, will file cases at their respective places", he said. Last month, Hazare had levelled grave corruption charges against four NCP ministers, including Jain, who had sent legal notice challenging him to prove the allegations or face legal action. Yesterday Jain filed a defamation case in a Jalgaon court against Hazare and is scheduled to filed another case on June 11 in Mumbai.
Jain, who is also the guardian minister of Jalgaon, had claimed that he has received numerous complaints of corruption against Hazare and his activists.
Reacting to Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's visit to Ralegan Siddhi, Hazare said there was hardly any scope for any meaningful dialogue over the corruption charges.
Bureau Report