Punjab court summons Kharge in Rs 100 crore defamation case for remarks against Bajrang Dal

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. , Photo Credit: PTI

A Punjab court on May 15 acquitted Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge in a ₹100-crore defamation case filed by Hindu Suraksha Parishad founder Hitesh Bhardwaj for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Bajrang Dal during the recently concluded Karnataka assembly elections. Summoned in , News agency ANI informed of.

During the election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had targeted the Congress for its promise to ban right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal, comparing the ban to “locking up” Bajrangbali.

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