Defamation case: Court summons Tejashwi Yadav on October 13

Mehta alleged in his complaint that Yadav had, on March 22, purportedly said during a media address, “Jo do thag hai naa, jo thag hai, thagi ko jo anumati hai, aaj ke desh ke halat mein dekha jayein toh sirf Gujarati hi thag ho sakte hai aur uske thag ko maaf kiya jaayega. LIC ka paisa, bank ka paisa de do, fir vo log leke bhaag jaayenge, toh kaun jimmevar hoga. (The two cheats that are there, the leeway given to cheats, if today’s situation in the country is seen, then only Gujaratis can be cheats and their cheating will be forgiven. They will be given LIC’s money, banks’ money and they will run away with it. Who will be held responsible?).”

Advocate PR Patel, representing the complainant in the case, told The Indian Express on Friday, “There was a miscommunication. It was assumed by the court that we would serve the summons and we assumed that the summons would be sent through the administrative side of the court. We have now taken the summons and have sent it by registered post. The court will hear the matter next on October 13.”