Pralhad Joshi mentioned he had obtained a public warning discover issued within the newspapers.
New Delhi:
After media studies linked Union minister Pralhad Joshi to his brother Gopal Joshi, who has been arrested for allegedly dishonest a former MLA’s spouse of Rs 2 crore, the minister has clarified that the 2 have been separated for 32 years.
Gopal Joshi, his son Ajay Joshi and a girl named Vijayalakshmi Joshi have been charged by the Bengaluru Police within the dishonest case filed by Sunita Chavan, spouse of former Janata Dal (Secular) Nagthan MLA Devanand Phool Singh Chavan, who misplaced the 2023 Karnataka Meeting elections.
She alleged that Gopal Joshi cheated her of Rs 2 crore on the pretext of securing a BJP ticket for a member of her household to contest the Lok Sabha elections this yr. She additionally alleged that Vijayalakshmi was launched to her as Pralhad Joshi’s sister.
Gopal Joshi was arrested on Saturday.
In a publish on X, Pralhad Joshi, who holds the Shopper Affairs, Meals and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Power portfolios, mentioned he had filed a civil go well with in November 2013 within the Metropolis Civil Courtroom, Bengaluru, stating that he and Gopal Joshi had been separated for 20 years on the time, making the interval of their separation 32 years as of 2024.
“In 2012, a Household Arraignment Deed (Vaivastha Pathra) was executed to specify that we don’t represent any joint household standing or any joint transaction socially and financially,” the minister emphasised, including that he had obtained a public warning discover issued within the newspapers in 2012.
Mr Joshi additionally mentioned that he has solely two brothers – a 3rd had died in an accident – and no sister. “The point out of Vijayalakshmi Joshi as my sister is completely false,” he mentioned.
The minister additionally rubbished the allegation that the complainant Sunitha Chavan had visited his workplace along with his estranged brother.