Rajendra Rathore defends Union minister Nihal Chand, calls him innocent

Defending Union Minister Nihal Chand Meghwal from an alleged rape case, Rajasthan Health Minister Rajendra Rathore on Thursday said the BJP MP from Sriganganagar was victim of Congress conspiracy.

Terming Nihal Chand as innocent, Rathore said the woman had lodged the case during Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's tenure and the Jaipur police has put a final report on it.

He said the final report was accepted during Gehlot regime by the metropolitan court in Jaipur.

"The final report was cleared by police and the court," Rathore told reporters during "sarkar apke dwar" at Bikaner.

"Since Nihal Chand is now BJP minister in the new central government, now he is victim of Congress' conspiracy," he said.