During the hearing on April 13, the high court had given protection from arrest to Shekhawat as the state government had stated that he was not an accused in the investigation so far.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday recorded his statement before a Delhi court in a defamation case against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over the latter's "misleading statements" against .