Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday summoned AAP Minister Atishi to appear before it on June 29 in a defamation case filed by BJP’s Delhi media head, Praveen Shankar Kapoor.
AAP Minister Atishi Summoned By Delhi Court In Defamation Case
In April, the BJP issued a defamation notice to Atishi after her claims that she was approached and bribed by a BJP leader to join the party.
Launching a scathing attack against the BJP, Atishi questioned, “I want to ask the BJP how they formed governments in Goa, Manipur, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh without attaining majority seats. I also want to know how, after the NCP gets divided into two factions, the leaders who join the BJP get rid of all CBI and ED cases. The BJP must answer that when Praful Patel joined the BJP, all the cases related to the Air India scam got closed.”
In response, BJP leader and candidate from the New Delhi constituency, Bansuri Swaraj stated, “AAP cannot make defamatory statements against the BJP repeatedly and not be accountable. Atishi ji will now have to appear before court to present her side.”