AAP Spokesperson Faces Defamation Discover Over “Mujahideen” Remark

New Delhi:

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala has despatched a felony defamation discover to Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar over the AAP chief’s “Shehzad Mujahideen” remark in a TV information present.

“Legal defamation discover has been served upon AAP chief nationwide spokesperson for calling Indian Muslim group and me a particularly objectionable hate inciting phrases throughout a stay TV debate by my lawyer Shri Namit Saxena ji,” Ms Poonawala tweeted, together with a replica of the defamation discover.

“It has precipitated me psychological and emotional trauma and has incited hatred in direction of me,” she stated.

Legal defamation discover has been served upon AAP Chief Nationwide Spokesperson for calling Indian Muslim group & me a particularly objectionable hate inciting phrases throughout a Reside TV debate by my lawyer Shri Namit Saxena ji

It has precipitated me psychological and emotional trauma & has… pic.twitter.com/pCnHRshk5v

— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) July 26, 2023

Ms Poonawala stated she had taken up the matter of hate speech by the AAP chief with the Nationwide Minority Fee.

Within the defamation discover, the BJP spokesperson advised her AAP counterpart to withdraw the allegations and provides an unconditional public apology.

Responding to Ms Poonawala, Ms Kakkar in a tweet took a swipe on the BJP chief for “overburdening an already overburdened courtroom with frivolous circumstances”.

“When will you begin behaving like a frontrunner? You must’ve complained about your colleague in MP (Madhya Pradesh) urinating on minorities or raised your voice when our President was not invited to the inauguration of the brand new parliament constructing,” the AAP spokesperson tweeted.

क्यों overburdened courts को और overburden कर रहे हो 👶 @Shehzad_Ind with frivolous circumstances?

When will you begin behaving like a frontrunner? You must’ve complained about your colleague in MP urinating on minorities or raised your voice when our President was not invited to the…

— Priyanka Kakkar (@PKakkar_) July 26, 2023

The AAP chief’s reference was to the horrific incident of early June when a drunk man – linked to the BJP – was caught on digicam whereas urinating on a tribal man in Madhya Pradesh.