Punjab court summons Kharge in defamation case
A court here has issued a notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Rs 100-crore defamation case filed against him for “defamatory”
Sangrur: A court here has issued a notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Rs 100-crore defamation case filed against him for “defamatory” remarks against the Bajrang Dal and comparing it to the outlawed PFI in his party’s Karnataka poll manifesto.
The notice was issued by the court on May 12 on a petition filed by Hindu Suraksha Parishad national president Hitesh Bhardwaj. The date for filing of reply to the notice has been fixed for July 10.
“That the respondent issued an election manifesto before the state of Karnataka for the elections. In the said manifesto, at para number 10, the defendant issued defamatory statements against the Bajrang Dal, a unit of the Hindu Suraksha Parishad, by declaring to ban the organisation and comparing it to outlawed organisations like the Popular Front of India (PFI)...,” the petitioner has submitted. The central government had banned the PFI last year.
The petitioner has demanded special damages on amount of injury inflicted to their reputation and honour and “he has filed a Rs 100-crore defamation suit,” Bhardwaj’s counsel said. His counsel further said the Bajrang Dal, which is a social organisation, has done many works for humanity.
