Chandigarh DSP files defamation plea against Navjot Sidhu
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Ramkrishan Upadhyay
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Chandigarh, February 21
A local court today fixed April 12 to record preliminary evidence in a defamation plea filed against Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Chandigarh Police DSP Dilsher Singh Chandel filed the criminal defamation complaint in the court through advocate Dr Surya Parkash.
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In the plea, the DSP said Sidhu’s alleged comments on the police not only demoralised police personnel but also defence personnel. Sidhu made the alleged comments on December 18, 2021, at a rally organised at New Dana Mandi, Sultanpur Lodhi, in Kapurthala district.
In the rally, Sidhu, while referring to the Sultanpur Lodhi MLA, allegedly said he could “make a ‘thanedar’ (policeman) wet his pants”.
The counsel said earlier, DSP Chandel had slapped a legal notice on Sidhu seeking a public apology for his comments on December 27, 2021.
He said as Sidhu did not tender an unconditional apology for his comments upon the notice, he moved a criminal defamation plea.
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