Cash for job scam in Goa: CM Pramod Sawant's wife files Rs 100 crore defamation suit against AAP's Sanjay Singh

Panaji (Goa): Sulakshana Sawant, the wife of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, has filed a Rs 100-crore defamation case against AAP MP Sanjay Singh. This comes after Singh allegedly made derogatory remarks linking Sawant and her family to a job scam in Goa. According to BJP leader Giriraj Pai Vernekar, Singh failed to provide any evidence to support his claims. The court has issued a notice to Singh, with the next hearing scheduled for January. BJP leader Giriraj Pai Vernekar said, " ...Sanjay Singh made some derogatory remarks where he alleged that CM and his family are involved in this (Job scam) and he has not been able to substantiate his allegations or give any proof...Sulakshana Sawant, in-charge of BJP Goa Mahila Morcha and wife of CM, has filed a defamation suit of Rs 100 crores...as per my information, court has issued a notice and the next hearing will be somewhere in January..."