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April 29, 2025
Senior Delhi Congress leader and candidate from the New Delhi Assembly seat, Sandeep Dikshit has filed civil and criminal defamation lawsuits against Chief Minister Atishi and MP Sanjay Singh and other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders.
The case stems from accusations made by the two leaders during a press conference on December 26, 2024, in New Delhi, where they alleged that Dikshit had accepted “crores of rupees” from the BJP and conspired with the party to sabotage AAP’s chances in the upcoming elections.
Dikshit vehemently denied the claims and termed them as baseless and defamatory. He is seeking Rs 10 crore in damages for the harm caused to his reputation. The civil defamation case was listed for hearing on Monday before the bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, but the matter was adjourned until February.
Advocate Sarim Javed appeared before the Delhi High Court for Plaintiff Sandeep Dikshit. Meanwhile, in a related criminal defamation case, Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court issued notices to Atishi and Sanjay Singh last week. The notices were issued by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Paras Dalal in which the AAP leaders are asked to appear on January 27, 2025, to respond to the charges.
