Patna, Oct. 12 -- Senior BJP leader and former Bihar minister Jivesh Mishra on Monday demanded a public apology from the Congress and opposition leaders following his acquittal by a court in a fake medicine case.
Addressing the media here, he alleged that before last year's elections, a politically motivated misinformation campaign was launched against him without verifying the facts. Further, attempts were made to portray him as guilty even before the judicial process could conclude, he added.
Mishra said a court in Rajsamand, Rajasthan, had acquitted all the accused in the case on September 29. Hence, he demanded that leaders who made public statements against him and called for his resignation while the matter was pending before the co...