No allegation attributed to me in DDCA’s suit: Azad

Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad on Monday told Delhi High Court that no allegations were attributed to him in the civil defamation suit filed by DDCA against him and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for their alleged remarks about the functioning and finances of the cricket body.

Azad’s counsel told Justice V Kameswar Rao that in the plaint filed by the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA), there was reference to 14 newspaper articles but there were no specific allegations against his client.

“There is no cause of action against defendent number two (Azad). No allegations have been attributed to Azad,” he said. However, DDCA’s counsel Sangram Patnaik said Azad has not filed written reply to the civil defamation suit filed by the cricketing body. The Bench asked Azad to file written reply to the suit seeking damages of Rs 5 crore.