On February 19, a designated MP/MLA court in the state had summoned Shah to appear either personally or through a lawyer before it on February 22 in connection with a defamation case lodged against him by Abhishek Banerjee.
Owaisi to launch AIMIM s Bengal campaign with rally in minority-dominated Metiaburuz on Feb 25 By Joymala Bagchi | Updated: Feb 21, 2021 16:32 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 21 (ANI): AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi will kick off his party s election campaign in poll-bound West Bengal on February 25 with a rally in a minority-dominated Metiabruz area of the city.
According to party sources, the first public meeting of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will take place at the Metiabruz Pink square in the afternoon.
Metiaburuz Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district comes under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat, which is represented by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, a nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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KOLKATA: A Bidhannagar special court hearing cases against MPs and MLAs has issued summons to Union home minister Amit Shahseeking his appearance in court at 10am on February 22 in a 2018 criminal defamation case filed by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee. Advocate Brajesh Jha, also BJP legal cell’s co-convener, said:
“We are looking at the legal aspects of the court order. We will take legal recourse.” The special court had in August 2018 taken cognisance of the complaint, filed under IPC Section 500 for criminal defamation. Banerjee had moved court after Shah had levelled several charges against him in an August 2018 “Yuva Swabhiman Samavesh Rally”. Banerjee’s lawyer, Sanjay Basu, said the summons was issued on Friday.