BJP’s Vijender Gupta lodges defamation case against Kejriwal, Sisodia

New Delhi: BJP leader Vijender Gupta Tuesday filed a defamation case in Patiala House court against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia for ‘maligning’ his image.

Gupta had sent legal notices seeking an apology from Kejriwal and Sisodia a week back, accusing him to be a part of an alleged ‘conspiracy’ to kill the AAP chief Kejriwal.

“I have filed a defamation case against them (Kejriwal and Sisodia) since they did not reply to my legal notice,” said the Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly.

During the Lok Sabha polls, speaking to a Punjabi channel, the Delhi Chief Minister had said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to get him killed by his own Personal Security Officer (PSO) like Indira Gandhi.

Countering the accusation, Gupta had tweeted, “Before the slapgate May 4, @ArvindKejriwal asked the liaison officer to lift the security cover around his vehicle. The Chief Minister’s instruction is registered in the roznamcha (police diary). The AAP could not gain electorally because I exposed this. Out of frustration, Kejriwal is saying that his PSO reports to the BJP.”

Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia immediately shot back and accused Gupta of being a part of the conspiracy to kill Arvind Kejriwal.

“BJP is conspiring to get the CM killed. This tweet by @Gupta_vijender has proved that the BJP is getting the daily security plan of the CM and it is hatching a conspiracy to kill the CM on this basis. Vijender Gupta is also a part of this conspiracy,” he said quoting Gupta’s tweet.

PTI