Chhagan Bhujbal: My image being maligned

Former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, arrested in a money laundering case, yesterday said the application filed by an activist questioning his prolonged stay at hospital was aimed at obfuscating the main issue of his health and maligning his image

Chhagan Bhujbal

Former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, arrested in a money laundering case, yesterday said the application filed by an activist questioning his prolonged stay at hospital was aimed at obfuscating the main issue of his health and maligning his image.

Activist Anjali Damania had last month approached the special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases, contending that due to "negligence of duty" by the government-run J J Hospital and the Arthur Road jail authorities, Bhujbal was living in the private-run Bombay Hospital since November 2.

The NCP leader was "misusing" a court order, she had said. Bhujbal, in his reply filed yesterday, questioned Damania's locus standi (right to move the court). Her application was aimed at "derailing the main purpose" (health issues for which he was hospitalised) and focused on maligning his image, he said and sought dismissal of her plea.
Damania also alleged that several politicians met Bhujbal in the hospital without the court's permission.

The court is likely to take up the matter next week. Following Damania's plea, on December 14 the court had directed that Bhujbal be sent back to the jail.

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