Punjab court issues notice to Mallikarjun Kharge in ₹100 crore defamation suit after Congress manifesto equates Bajrang Dal with PFI, SIMI

The suit was filed by Hindu Suraksha Parishad's president, Hitesh Bhardwaj, who argued that the manifesto issued by the Indian National Congress during the Karnataka elections had defamed the Bajrang Dal.

Mallikarjun Kharge, Sangrur Court

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16 May 2023, 6:30 am

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A court in Punjab recently issued notice and summoned Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in a ₹100-crore civil suit filed for allegedly making defamatory statements against Bajrang Dal [Hitesh Bhardwaj v. Mallikarjun Kharge].

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Indian National Congress

Criminal Defamation

Karnataka Elections

Mallikarjun Kharge

Punjab Court