They had challenged trial court’s order
The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected the pleas of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari and party MLA Vijender Gupta, seeking quashing of the summons issued against them in a defamation complaint filed by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
Mr. Tiwari and Mr. Gupta had challenged a trial court’s November 28, 2019 order summoning them and others as accused in the criminal defamation case filed by Mr. Sisodia.
Mr. Sisodia had filed a defamation complaint against the BJP leader for allegedly levelling corruption charges against him in relation to Delhi government schools’ classrooms.
Earlier, the Delhi government Standing Counsel (Criminal) Rahul Mehra, representing the State, sought dismissal of the petitions and said the two BJP leaders cannot keep on saying anything against an honest person and malign him because they have the backing of the Union government.
BJP ‘goons attacked’ Manish Sisodia’s house, claims AAP Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal condemns incident, saffron party denies claim
The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday claimed that BJP goons ‘attacked’ the house of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
The Delhi Bharatiya Party however denied the allegation, saying their protest was peaceful.
Earlier on Thursday, BJP workers staged a demonstration near Sisodia’s residence over an alleged conspiracy to kill mayors and leaders of the party-ruled municipal corporations staging an indefinite dharna demanding payment of dues from the Kejriwal government.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal condemned the incident.
“I strongly condemn the systematic, organised and violent attack on Dy CM Manish Sisodia s home. The goons entered his house in police presence when he was away. Why is BJP getting so desperate by the day in Del