Court asks BJP leader to file reply on plea by Delhi CM Atishi in defamation case

New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court on Monday directed Bharatiya Janata Party leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor to file reply on an revision petition moved by Delhi Chief Minister Atishi in defamation case.

Delhi CM Atishi has already challenged the summoning order in a defamation case filed by Praveen Shankar Kapoor. Special judge Vishal Gogne directed Praveen Shankar Kapoor to file reply.

The matter is listed on October 23 and 24 for arguments.

On the last date, the court had issued notice to Kapoor. BJP leader had filed a defamation complaint against Atishi.

Meanwhile, the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate has adjourned the matter till November 5 as the appellate court has summoned the case record.

Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta along with Advocate Shailendra Singh and advocate Mudit Jain appeared for Atishi.

On the other hand, Senior advocate Ajay Burman along with Shoumendu Mukherjee appeared for Praveen Shankar Kapoor.

BJP Leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor filed a Defamation complaint. The Magistrate at Rouse Avenue court had issued the summons to Atishi on May 28 this year.

The Rouse Avenue court on July 23 granted bail to Delhi CM Atishi after she appeared physically and furnished the bail bond.

Before filing the complainant, 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.

The notice sent by Delhi BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor stated that on April 2 that Atishi held a press conference and claimed that she was approached by BJP to join the party.

The notice sent through Advocate Satya Ranjan Swain on behalf of Praveen Shankar Kapoor had stated that Atishi deliberately and with malicious intent made statements which are not only false, scandalous, concocted and illusionary, but defamatory to harm the reputation of BJP but also of its members.

“In the entire speech, she neither revealed specific information about the source of information nor you have given any details qua the act of BJP the act of BJP. Devoid of any specifies your statement is an intentional endeavour to reflect your own imagination and apprehension,” stated the legal notice.

The notice requested Atishi to immediately withdraw the said speech and telecast your apology prominently in your television and social media.

AAP Leader and Delhi Minister Atishi had alleged that she was approached by the BJP to join them or else she’d be arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the coming days.

While addressing a press conference earlier, 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 do not join the BJP, then in the coming month, I will be arrested by the ED.”

The AAP leader accused the BJP-led Centre of trying to threaten the party by using probe agencies.

“I want to tell the BJP that we will not be scared of you. We are the soldiers of Arvind Kejriwal. We are aides of Bhagat Singh. We will continue to save the Constitution and will work to give the people a better life under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal,” she said.

She further alleged that in the coming two months before the general elections, a few more leaders, including Raghav Chadha and Saurabh Bharadwaj, will be arrested by the central probe agency.