New Delhi [India], Delhi Minister Atishi appeared virtually on Saturday in a defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor.
Metropolitan Magistrate Tanya Bamniyal posted the matter for hearing on July 23. She was summoned on May 28.
However, the court refused to summon Arvind Kejriwal. He was also named in the complaint filed by Kapoor.
The court noted that a report was filed that a subpoena was not served because the address was found to be incorrect. On the other hand, the plaintiff's lawyer stated that they have already complied with the summons.
However, Atishi and senior counsel Ramesh Gupta appeared through video conferencing.
The court also ordered that a copy of the complaint be given to his lawyer present in court.
Complainant Kapoor's counsel filed a surrender report.
"Prepared for the appearance of the accused and his subsequent trial on July 23," the court ordered.
Before filing the complaint, the Delhi BJP leader sent a legal notice to AAP leader Atishi over her claims that the BJP approached her through a "very close" person to join the party.
A notice sent by Delhi BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that on April 2, 2024, Atishi held a press conference and claimed that the BJP approached her to join the party.
A notice sent through lawyer Satya Ranjan Swain on behalf of Praveen Shankar Kapoor alleged that Atishi deliberately and with malicious intent made statements that were not only false, scandalous, fabricated and illusory, but also defamatory, to damage not only the reputation of the BJP . but also that of its members.
In her entire speech, she neither revealed specific information about the source of information nor gave any details about the BJP rally. Devoid of specifics, her statement is a purposeful attempt to reflect her own imagination and apprehension, as stated in the disclaimer.
Notice requested that Atishi immediately withdraw the speech and prominently broadcast an apology on television and social media.
AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi had alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party approached her to join them or else the Enforcement Directorate would arrest her in the coming days.
Addressing a press conference here, the AAP leader said, "The BJP, through one of my close aides, approached me to join their party to save my political career, and if I don't join the BJP , then in the next month, I will be arrested by the Emergency Department."
The AAP leader accused the BJP-led Center of trying to threaten the party using investigation agencies.
"I want to tell the BJP that we will not be afraid of them. We are Arvind Kejriwal's soldiers. We are Bhagat Singh's aides. We will continue to save the Constitution and work to give people a better life under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal," he said.
She further alleged that in the next two months before the general elections, the central investigation agency will arrest some more leaders including Raghav Chadha and Saurabh Bharadwaj.
Metropolitan Magistrate Tanya Bamniyal posted the matter for hearing on July 23. She was summoned on May 28.
However, the court refused to summon Arvind Kejriwal. He was also named in the complaint filed by Kapoor.
The court noted that a report was filed that a subpoena was not served because the address was found to be incorrect. On the other hand, the plaintiff's lawyer stated that they have already complied with the summons.
However, Atishi and senior counsel Ramesh Gupta appeared through video conferencing.
The court also ordered that a copy of the complaint be given to his lawyer present in court.
Complainant Kapoor's counsel filed a surrender report.
"Prepared for the appearance of the accused and his subsequent trial on July 23," the court ordered.
Before filing the complaint, the Delhi BJP leader sent a legal notice to AAP leader Atishi over her claims that the BJP approached her through a "very close" person to join the party.
A notice sent by Delhi BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that on April 2, 2024, Atishi held a press conference and claimed that the BJP approached her to join the party.
A notice sent through lawyer Satya Ranjan Swain on behalf of Praveen Shankar Kapoor alleged that Atishi deliberately and with malicious intent made statements that were not only false, scandalous, fabricated and illusory, but also defamatory, to damage not only the reputation of the BJP . but also that of its members.
In her entire speech, she neither revealed specific information about the source of information nor gave any details about the BJP rally. Devoid of specifics, her statement is a purposeful attempt to reflect her own imagination and apprehension, as stated in the disclaimer.
Notice requested that Atishi immediately withdraw the speech and prominently broadcast an apology on television and social media.
AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi had alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party approached her to join them or else the Enforcement Directorate would arrest her in the coming days.
Addressing a press conference here, the AAP leader said, "The BJP, through one of my close aides, approached me to join their party to save my political career, and if I don't join the BJP , then in the next month, I will be arrested by the Emergency Department."
The AAP leader accused the BJP-led Center of trying to threaten the party using investigation agencies.
"I want to tell the BJP that we will not be afraid of them. We are Arvind Kejriwal's soldiers. We are Bhagat Singh's aides. We will continue to save the Constitution and work to give people a better life under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal," he said.
She further alleged that in the next two months before the general elections, the central investigation agency will arrest some more leaders including Raghav Chadha and Saurabh Bharadwaj.
