Nitin Gadkari issues legal notice to Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, demands apology

March 2, 2024

New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has sent legal notices to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary Jairam Ramesh for sharing alleged defamatory content about him on the party’s official X account.

Per the notices, Nitin Gadkari’s  interview was twisted and distorted. His lawyer accused the Congress leaders of carrying out a sinister act with the sole intent and ulterior motive of fanning and creating confusion, sensation and disrepute.

Balendu Shekhar, Gadkari’s lawyer, said the BJP leader was shocked to see that a 19-second-long video clip was taken out of his interview with a news portal. The clip, his lawyer said, concealed the context and the meaning of his words.

Nitin Gadkari claims sinister act by Kharge, Ramesh

Nitin Gadkari’s lawyer said Kharge and Ramesh, two of the most influential leaders of the Congress, were aware of the context of the remark in which the former was trying to highlight the efforts of the Narendra Modi government in bringing about development in the country. He said the video with the Hindi caption was posted to malign Nitin Gadkari’s reputation.