Delhi court takes cognisance of defamation complaint by BJP leader against Kejriwal, Sisodia
PTI, Jun 6, 2019, 4:01 PM IST
New Delhi: The Delhi court on Thursday took cognisance of a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi BJP leader Vijender Gupta against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia for allegedly “maligning” his image by accusing him of attempting to kill the AAP chief.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal posted the matter for June 24 when Gupta’s statement will be recorded.
He has sought Rs 1 crore as compensation from Kejriwal and Sisodia, besides the litigation costs. He has alleged that the statements of the accused were made with “ulterior motives” to harm his reputation, malign his image and gain some cheap political mileage in the 2019 general elections.
During the recent Lok Sabha polls, Kejriwal had said in an interview to a Punjabi channel that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted to get him killed by his own Personal Security Officer (PSO) in the manner in which Indira Gandhi had been assassinated. Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister, had accused Gupta of being a part of the alleged conspiracy.
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