New Delhi: Taking note of defamation case filed by Delhi BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor, Delhi Rouse Avenue Court has summoned Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi MinisterAtishi. She has been summoned by Rouse Avenue court in the defamation case filed by Delhi BJP Media head Praveen Shankar Kapoor.
A defamation case was filed for leveling baseless allegations against Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) of poaching AAP MLAs.
The Rouse Avenue court has summoned her to appear before the court on June 29.
What’s the Case?
Earlier in April, Delhi Minister Atishi claimed that BJP leaders pressured her to join the saffron party. She also alleged that she has been asked to either join BJP or face subsequent arrest.
During a press conference that time, Atishi said that ED was planning to arrest her and other AAP leaders, namely Saurabh Bharadwaj, Durgesh Pathak, and Raghav Chadha. She asserted they have been asked to comply with the BJP’s demands or face arrest.
leveling allegations on BJP to topple AAP govt, Atishi said, “I was told that I should enhance my political career by joining the BJP, otherwise the ED would arrest me within a month… Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP are determined to dismantle AAP and its leadership,” Atishi stated during the press conference.