Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday appeared before the Vigilance Bureau in Mohali in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
The bureau is inquiring into the allegations against Mr Channi of allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known source of income.
Mr Channi was earlier grilled by the officers of the vigilance bureau twice in June and April.
Speaking to reporters after being questioned on Wednesday, Mr Channi slammed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for unleashing a "false propaganda" against him.
"A big false propaganda was unleashed against me that I own Rs 169 crore worth of properties. I want to ask the chief minister that you launched a propaganda against me that I am rich and I have massive assets worth Rs 169 crore.
"You have the (vigilance) department and you are in the government and I am challenging that the details of Rs 169 crore worth of properties be published in newspapers," he said.
Mr Channi said he owns only two houses, two offices and a shop and gave details in this regard to the bureau.
He accused the Mr Mann of defaming him.
The bureau is investigating the assets of Mr Channi, his family members and aides for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to the known source of income, sources said.
Mr Channi has denied any wrongdoing and has described the vigilance probe as "total political".
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
"Overcrowding": Eyewitnesses Recount Hathras 'Satsang' Stampede
Bhagwant Mann Rents Home In Jalandhar Ahead Of Bypolls. Here's Why 10,000 Cops Transferred In Punjab Police In Big Shake-Up Man Clims Atop Mobile Tower In Chandigarh, Demands Meeting With B Mann Agniveer's Family Was Paid Rs 98 Lakh: Army After Rahul Gandhi's Claim Cabinet Panels Named, BJP Allies Get Highest Representation Since 2014 "Those Saying Balak Buddhi...": Akhilesh Yadav On PM's Jab At Rahul Gandhi Odisha Professor Kills Father Over Monetary Dispute, Arrested Suffocation, Chest Injuries: Agra Doctor On UP Stampede Deaths After Manipur Congress MP's Parliament Speech, BJP's "Core Issues" Jab Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.