By means of PTI
BENGALURU: The BJP has filed a defamation criticism towards Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Leader Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Leader Minister DK Shivakumar, and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), earlier than the Further Leader Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Court docket right here.
The particular court docket solely to handle felony instances associated with elected former and sitting MPs/MLAs has taken cognisance of the offences beneath Sections 499 (defamation) and 500 (punishment for defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and posted the case for recording the sworn remark on July 27.
Summons had been ordered to be issued on Tuesday to the entire respondents on this regard.
The non-public criticism alleging false claims in ads tarnishing the picture of the BJP used to be filed through the birthday celebration’s state secretary S Keshavaprasad on Might 9.
In keeping with the criticism, the commercial launched through the KPCC in primary newspapers on Might 5, 2023, within the run-up to the Meeting election claiming that the then incumbent BJP executive indulged in “40 consistent with cent corruption” and had looted Rs 1.5 lakh crore within the earlier 4 years used to be “baseless, prejudiced and defamatory”.
BENGALURU: The BJP has filed a defamation criticism towards Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Leader Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Leader Minister DK Shivakumar, and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), earlier than the Further Leader Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Court docket right here.
The particular court docket solely to handle felony instances associated with elected former and sitting MPs/MLAs has taken cognisance of the offences beneath Sections 499 (defamation) and 500 (punishment for defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and posted the case for recording the sworn remark on July 27.
Summons had been ordered to be issued on Tuesday to the entire respondents on this regard.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The non-public criticism alleging false claims in ads tarnishing the picture of the BJP used to be filed through the birthday celebration’s state secretary S Keshavaprasad on Might 9.
In keeping with the criticism, the commercial launched through the KPCC in primary newspapers on Might 5, 2023, within the run-up to the Meeting election claiming that the then incumbent BJP executive indulged in “40 consistent with cent corruption” and had looted Rs 1.5 lakh crore within the earlier 4 years used to be “baseless, prejudiced and defamatory”.
