Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

A Special Court in the national Capital on Thursday recorded the statement of two more witnesses in connection with a defamation case filed by BJP MLA Vijender Gupta against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

The two witnesses – Deepak Bansal, State Secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha and Anurag Malik, a Law Student of the Delhi University – appeared before the court and recorded the statements.

Delhi BJP Leader had filed a defamation case against – Kejriwal and Sisodia for allegedly accusing him of being involved in the alleged assassination plot of Delhi Chief Minister.

Earlier on Wednesday, the court recorded the statement of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Leader Vijender Gupta. While recording a statement in the special court, said the fabricated allegations against him by Chief Minister and his deputy have deeply hurt him.

READ: Defamation Case against Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia: Court records statement of Vijender Gupta

‘Defamation case filed by me against Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia has been fixed for the statement of witness as pre-summoning evidence at Rouse Avenue, Deen Dayal Upadhayay Marg on 27/6/19 @ 10 AM, in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal’, tweeted Vijender Gupta on Wednesday.

BACKGROUND

During the Lok Sabha Polls, Kejriwal citing Gupta’s tweet has alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party is planning to get him killed by his own Personal Security Officers’. He made the comment while giving an interview to Punjabi News Channel during the last phase of elections.

Gupta, in his tweet, had said, “Before the slap-gate on May 4, @ArvindKejriwal asked
the liaison officer to lift the security cover from his vehicle. The chief minister’s
instruction is registered in the daily diary entry (of the police). Since I had disclosed
about it, AAP could not get electoral gain of the incident. Out of frustration, Kejriwal says PSO reports to BJP.”

Replying to Vijendra Gupta’s tweet, Quoting Gupta’s tweet, AAP Chief had replied, “Why BJP wants to get me killed? What have I done? I am not constructing schools and hospitals for the people of the country.”

He added that ‘This is the first time when a positive politics has started on schools
and hospitals in the country. BJP wants to finish it. But I will fight till my last
breath’.

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