Jal Jivan Mission firm files Rs 5,000cr defamation case against AAP MP Sanjay Singh

LUCKNOW: Rashmi Metaliks, a company which AAP MP Sanjay Singh has claimed has been blacklisted by eight states despite which it has been given the contract for supplying pipes for the implementation of the Jal Jivan Mission in UP, has sought Rs 5,000 crore as defamation from Singh.
The company has said that AAP has been issuing false and frivolous data to malign it at the behest of business rivals. It has also asked why Singh has not raised the issue of Rashmi Metalik’s pipes being used for works being executed by Delhi Government.
Company director Sudam Mitra has referred to the press conference held by Singh on August 8 in which the company was named on several occasions for having supplied poor quality products to the UP government.
“Singh has proceeded to malign Rashmi Metaliks Limited by deliberately and/or at the behest of rival industries, giving false and frivolous data. He repeatedly insisted that Rashmi Metaliks has been blacklisted in many states and has been manufacturing poor quality ductile iron pipes,” Mitra said.
Interestingly, as Mitra claimed, the company has also supplied material to Delhi Jal Board under Delhi Government but Singh made no mention of this during any of his press conferences. “Perhaps it is because of the fact that Delhi Government is run by the political party to which he belongs,” Mitra said.
He said that the company would also be approaching the Supreme Court and requesting for investigation by CBI or any other investigating agency to determine who was behind providing government documents and other details to Singh “after suppressing the updated and real facts” for their business gains and Singh’s political gains.
The notice issued to Singh has said that he needs to issue a public apology to the company and remove all videos from all platforms “which contain the slanderous comments”.