Judicial Magistrate (First class) Raghav Sharma sentenced Medha Patkar. However, the court suspended the sentence for 30 days to allow Patkar to challenge the judgement. She filed an application for suspension of her sentence.
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena on Thursday through his lawyers, requested the concerned court to award maximum punishment to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed against her.
The Saket District Court of Delhi on Friday convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar in a 2001 defamation case filed by VK Saxena, who is now Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG).
The matter pertains to the complaint lodged by activist Medha Patkar in 2002 against VK Saxena and three others accusing them of allegedly assaulting her.
Nadda's remarks came in light of activist Medha Patkar, who spearheaded the Narmada Bachao Aandolan to prevent the displacement of locals due to the water of the Dam, joining Rahul Gandhi during the Maharashtra leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday.
In an apparent swipe at Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress leader walked with a woman who tried everything to derail the Narmada Project.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has also slammed the Congress over Patkar's participation in yatra, saying the opposition party has "time and again shown their animosity towards Gujarat and Gujaratis".
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 13 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday attacked BJP in poll-bound Gujarat and alleged that the party is trying to make Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi as the "Prime Minister through the backdoor" and "successor" to Prime Mi
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): The Congress, which was on the receiving end of the campaign by NGOs in the UPA-II government over allegations of corruption that played a role in its ouster, has now reached out to the civil society groups for support and engagement during the Bharat J
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh)[India], July 12 (ANI): Social activist Medha Patkar has been booked for allegedly misusing the donation funds, informed the police on Monday.
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): An FIR has been registered in Madhya Pradesh against 11 people including social activist Medha Patkar for allegedly misusing the donation money.