Manish Sisodia gets summon from Assam court over defamation case filed by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

A court in Assam’s Kamrup district has issued summons to Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in connection with a criminal defamation case filed against him by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Himanta Biswa Sarma had lodged a criminal defamation case against Manish Sisodia over allegations he made during a press conference linking Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma in a corruption case in the supply of personal protection equipment in 2020 when there was a shortage of PPE kits in the state.