New Delhi, October 16: Stung by the FIR filed against him for alleged financial fraud, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today said he will file a criminal defamation case against Uttar Pradesh government and Chief Minister Mayawati.
“I will file a criminal defamation case against the Uttar Pradesh government and Chief Minister Mayawati. The allegations made against me by the state government are very serious.
“It has been alleged that my companies have granted favours to various state government departments and indulged in siphoning off funds. I challenge Mayawati to come up with proofs substantiating these allegations,” the SP general secretary told reporters here.
He said the case to be filed by him would also be on behalf of actor Amitabh Bachchan, who has been named in the FIR as a director of one of Singh’s companies.
–Agencies