Arrest warrants have been issued against Gujarat BJP MLA C J Chavda and Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar, if the recent buzz doing the rounds in state politics is anything to go by. Both leaders were reportedly issued these warrants in the defamation case filed by Nitin Bhardwaj and former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.

Shailesh Parmar, Sukhram Rathwa and C J Chavda had accused Rupani and Bhardwaj of a ₹500 crore scam by changing the zone of the Sahara India Company’s land on Kuvadava road in Rajkot.

However, Rupani and Bhardwaj had denied the allegations. Rupani had filed a defamation suit in Gandhinagar and Bhardwaj in a Rajkot court, calling the claims false and absurd.

In Gandhinagar, a settlement was reached with former CM Rupani and the other leaders, following which, Rupani had withdrawn his suit.

The recent warrants are issued by the Rajkot court.

Reacting to the development, Shailesh Parmar reportedly said that the warrants may have been issued as he and Chavda did not attend the last two hearings. He added that further action would be taken by his lawyer.

Parmar also noted that just like Gandhinagar, the case in Rajkot is also likely to be withdrawn in the same pattern.

Chavda, on the other hand, said that these are not arrest warrants, but just a notice to appear in the court on March 21. He added that a settlement had already been reached, and it was now just a matter of appearing in court.

Notably, Chavda resigned as MLA of Vijapur in January 2024 and joined the BJP.