Verma sends Rs 100 cr defamation notices to Kejriwal and Mann, seeks apology in 48 hrs

New Delhi: BJP MP Parvesh Verma on Wednesday said he will file Rs 100 crore defamation suits against AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for levelling “false allegations” against him.

Verma issued legal notices to both AAP leaders later in the evening and demanded an unconditional apology within 48 hours.

The notice charged Kejriwal and Mann for allegedly defaming Verma with “false misleading statements baseless tweets/re-tweets dated 21.1.2025 with distortion/misquoting to defame/blame and conspire.”

“...By serving you this legal notice, I hereby call upon you to pay the damages of Rupees one hundred crores (fifty crores each) to my client as well as tender an unconditional written apology, within Forty

eight (48) hours from the receipt of this notice, failing which my client would be constrained to initiate legal proceedings against you the notices before the competent court of law and Police, at your risk,

cost and consequences,” the notice read.

Earlier in the day, while speaking to PTI, Verma said if he won the cases, he planned to use the money for development work in his constituency, New Delhi, from where he is contesting the February 5 assembly polls against Kejriwal.

On Kejriwal’s allegation that Verma called Punjabis a threat to the country, the BJP leader said, “I don’t need to mention what I and my family have done for the Sikh community.”