BJP sends legal notices to Lalu's daughter, Purnia MP & Cong state chief
"If they do not apologise within 15 days, the party will take legal action against them," BJP state media in charge Danish Eqbal said. He added all the allegations levelled by the opposition against the minister were based on lies and the statements of Congress's Supriya insulted the court. Supriya had demanded Jibesh's resignation as a minister.
BJP legal cell senior lawyer Naresh Dixit said Jibesh was neither the owner of nor associated with the medicine company.
"In such a situation, there is no question of him being associated with a fake medicine manufacturing company. He has no connection with its management either," he said.
Dixit said the court has already given its judgment in the case. He explained the 2012 case when a drug inspector complained that the quality of a medicine, Ciproline 500, was affected due to its improper storage. There was no such report that this medicine was fake or adulterated.
The distributors were also made accused on legal technical grounds. The court gave the decision under the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act, which is given only when the accused does not have any such history. "If any fake medicine is made, then it cannot be given," he said. He even said no fine had been imposed.
The opposition leaders alleged that the BJP minister Jibesh was found guilty by the Rajasthan's Rajsamand court in the alleged fake medicine case and convicted him. However, later he was released on the condition of maintaining good conduct by paying a fine of Rs 7,000, they alleged.
Rohini had said a fake medicine businessman was still on the minister's chair. Congress state media cell chairman Rajesh Rathorre had demanded an investigation into Jibesh's connection with fake medicines.
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