Dr Chandra files defamation case against Kejriwal

Rajya Sabha MP Dr Subhash Chandra on Thursday approached a Delhi court seeking prosecution of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly defaming him by levelling false allegations in the wake of demonetization of higher currency notes.

In his plea, Dr Chandra, Chairman of the Essel group that owns the DNA newspaper as well, has alleged that Kejriwal, while addressing a news conference on November 11, had made "false, fabricated and defamatory allegations" against him.

The complaint, which is likely to come up for hearing on Friday, sought Kejriwal's prosecution under section 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code.

The complaint, filed through advocate Vijay Aggarwal, said that Kejriwal "defamed the complainant by making inherently defamatory statements and caused serious harm to his reputation by imputing behaviour incompatible with proper conduct and suggestions of involvement in illegal activity."

The complaint claimed that Kejriwal, while addressing the news conference, "without any lawful basis or justification, dragged the name of the complainant in the entire fracas which has defamed and lowered the reputation of complainant in the eyes of general public and thus accused person (Kejriwal) has committed the offence of criminal defamation."

Thousands of Dr Chandra's Twitter followers lambasted Kejriwal for his lose remarks and asked Dr Chandra to take this case to its conclusion.