A civil court in Lucknow found Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh guilty of defaming former U.P. Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mahendra Singh. The court ordered Mr. Singh to pay a compensation of ₹1 lakh to the plaintiff.
“The defendant is directed to pay a compensation of ₹one lakh to the plaintiff within two months. If the defendant fails to pay the same, the plaintiff shall be entitled to 6% p.a. interest from the date of this judgment to the actual date of payment,” ordered Judge Kamal Kant Gupta on Tuesday.
The BJP leader in his plea alleged that the Rajya Sabha MP in August 2021 held a press conference in Lucknow and made baseless allegations against him on corruption and later circulated the video of the press conference through social media. The U.P. Minister sought compensation over the defamatory remarks.
