Bihar minister and senior JDU leader Ashok Chaudhary on Tuesday filed a defamation case against Jan Suraj Party founder Prashant Kishore. Kishore had alleged that Chaudhary had bribed Union Minister Chirag Paswan to get a Lok Sabha ticket for his daughter. Chaudhary, whose daughter Shambhavi is a Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP from the reserved constituency of Samastipur.
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The National General Secretary of JD (U) said that after Prashant Kishore made objectionable remarks against my daughter and me, I sent them a legal notice, which was unsatisfactory of his reply. He has no regrets clearly for what he said. He said that that’s why I have resorted to legal measures. I challenge Prashant Kishore to prove that I had given money to Chirag Paswan or withdraw my allegations by apologizing. If needed, I am determined to take this fight to the Supreme Court.
Chaudhary described former election strategist Kishore, who had been associated with JD (U) for some time as a political businessman who has offered to serve all kinds of parties by charging fees. Chaudhary, a prominent colleague of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, alleged, “On the contrary, we are completely in politics. I am a second generation politician. My daughter is the youngest MP. Prashant Kishore is not able to digest this achievement of a Dalit girl.” Chaudhary’s late father Mahavir Chaudhary was a minister when Congress was ruled in the state.
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Prashant Kishore immediately responded to his allegations and said that such pressure acts would not go with him. Talking to reporters on Teese, he said, “I am not afraid of FIR or defamation cases. So far no one has been born to scare me by giving legal notice. The name you are referring to- Ashok Chaudhary- He can register as much defamation cases as he wants, I don’t mind it.”