Defamation case | Madhya Pradesh court issues summons to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee
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A court right here in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday issued summons in opposition to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, directing him to seem earlier than it on May 1 in reference to a defamation case filed by Akash Vijaywargiya, the MLA son of BJP’s Bengal minder Kailash Vijaywargiya.
The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) issued summons to Abhishek Banerjee after recording statements of the complainant and witnesses, stated Akash Vijaywargiya’s lawyer Shreyaraj Saxena.
Akash Vijaywargiya represents Indore-3 Assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh.
“During a rally held in Diamond Harbour on November 25, 2020, (local MP) Abhishek Banerjee to gain political mileage illegally ahead of the West Bengal polls, had termed Kailash Vijaywargiya (BJP national general secretary) as an outsider. He had also described Akash Vijaywargiya as a ‘gunda’ (goon),” the lawyer stated quoting the grievance.
The defamation case was filed within the CJM court in December 2020, he stated.
After recording statements of the complainant and the witnesses, the court on Wednesday issued summons in opposition to Abhishek Banerjee directing him to seem earlier than the court within the matter on May 1, Mr. Saxena stated.
Voting for the second section of the high-voltage Assembly polls in West Bengal shall be held on April 1 the place the ruling TMC and opposition BJP are locked in a bitter contest.
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