Atishi arrives at Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in defamation case filed by BJP

New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Minister Atishi appeared at Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday in a defamation case.

The Court granted bail to Atishi in the defamation matter on a bail bond of Rs 20,000. She was summoned in a defamation complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor over allegations of ‘poaching’ AAP legislators.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier described the Delhi Court’s summons to Atishi in the defamation case as “dictatorship,” and alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party is planning to arrest all Aam Aadmi Party leaders.

“I had said earlier that they will arrest Atishi next. They are planning to do so now. Complete dictatorship. In completely flimsy, frivolous, and false cases, they are arresting ALL leaders of AAP one by one. Every single opposition leader will be arrested if Modi ji comes back to power. AAP is not important. Saving our dear country from dictatorship is important,” Delhi CM posted on X on Tuesday.

Delhi BJP media head Praveen Shankar Kapoor, who filed the defamation complaint against Atishi and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, said, “In the past two and a half years, we have seen that whenever the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) gets caught in corruption cases, the party consistently claims that attempts are being made to topple their government or to remove their MLAs.”

“In this context, on April 2, Delhi government minister Atishi gave a statement, saying that the BJP approached her to join the party through an individual who was personally close to her and that attempts were being made to break the party. After which, on the same day, the BJP gave a legal notice to Atishi to apologise. However, when she did not apologise, we filed a case of defamation in court,” said the BJP media head.