Mallikarjun Kharge has been summoned in a slander case related to the Bajrang Dal ban

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• May 15, 2023 | Kabir Chakraborty

The defamation suit was fled by Hitesh Bhardwaj, the founder of Hindu Suraksha Parishad.

Digital Desk: A
Punjab court has summoned Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in a Rs 100
crore defamation case filed against him over the party's poll promise of taking
decisive action against Bajrang Dal in Karnataka.

The Sangrur
district court has asked Kharge to appear in connection with the case on July
10. The defamation suit was fled by Hitesh Bhardwaj, the founder of Hindu
Suraksha Parishad.

During
campaigning for the just-concluded Karnataka assembly polls, the Congress released its manifesto earlier this month and promised to act tough against outfits like
Popular Front of India (PFI) and Bajrang Dal if the party came to power in the
state.

Following this, the petitioner decided to sue the Congress chief
for defamation.

Hitesh Bhardwaj is expected to hold a press conference in
connection with the matter.

The Congress Party easily won 135 of the 224 Assembly seats in the
May 10 elections. The BJP lost 66 seats, while the JD(S) gained 19.