Sandeep Dikshit Files Defamation Case Against AAP's Atishi, Sanjay Singh

New Delhi: Sandeep Dikshit, senior Congress leader and also the candidate from New Delhi Assembly constituency filed defamation cases against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday.

The move comes after two leaders accused him of receiving 'financial support' from the BJP during a recent press conference.

Atishi and Singh had alleged that BJP was funding Congress candidates in the ongoing Delhi Assembly elections.

"Sandeep Dikshit and the Congress candidate from Jangpura, Farhad Suri, are receiving BJP support. It's now evident that Congress has a nexus with BJP in Delhi elections," Atishi had claimed.

Sanjay Singh had claimed, "In the Lok Sabha elections, AAP campaigned for Congress as part of the INDIA bloc's strategy. Yet Congress appears to be working against the alliance's spirit. It seems their candidates and funding are coming directly from the BJP."

Reacting to these allegations, Dikshit termed them as "baseless."

Speaking to reporters, he said, "Just a few days ago, Atishi claimed that Farhad Suri and I took crores of rupees in cash from the BJP. Such a claim implies that I am a criminal and should be facing investigations under PMLA, ED, and the Prevention of Corruption Act. At that time, I demanded evidence, but none was provided. "