A Delhi court will hear Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit’s defamation complaint against Chief Minister Atishi and AAP leader Sanjay Singh on February 19. Dikshit alleges that they made false statements about him accepting money from the BJP to damage his reputation during a press conference. The initial hearing was postponed at the request of the AAP’s lawyer.
New Delhi: A Delhi court will hear a criminal complaint case filed by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit against Chief Minister Atishi and AAP leader Sanjay Singh on February 19. The case, which alleges defamation and deliberate harm to Dikshit’s reputation, was initially scheduled for hearing on Thursday but was deferred on the request of the AAP leaders’ lawyer.
The case was listed before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal, but the hearing was postponed after the AAP leaders’ counsel sought more time to argue on the point of cognizance of the complaint.
On January 16, the court had issued a notice to Atishi and Sanjay Singh after Dikshit alleged that they had made false and defamatory statements against him in a press conference.
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According to the complaint, the controversy stems from a press conference held by Atishi and Sanjay Singh, where they allegedly claimed that Sandeep Dikshit received crores of rupees from the BJP and that his party (Congress) colluded with the BJP to defeat the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Dikshit has denied the accusations and has moved the court, claiming that these statements were malicious and intended to damage his goodwill.
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Sandeep Dikshit, a senior Congress leader, had contested the Delhi Assembly elections from the New Delhi constituency against former CM and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal.
The February 19 hearing will determine the next steps in the legal proceedings, as the court decides whether to take cognizance of Dikshit’s complaint against the AAP leaders.
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