Chandigarh: Punjab cabinet minister Manpreet Singh Badal’s brother-in-law Jaijeet Singh Johal sends legal notices to Jalalabad MLA Sukhbir Singh Badal, Sukhbir’s wife and Union Minister and Member of Parliament Harsimrat Kaur Badal, former cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia, Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema and Ravindra Narayan of PTC News for defamation. Jaijeet Singh Johal(Jojo) alleged that baseless allegations and insinuations were levelled against him by Sukhbir Singh Badal and others.
Johal said that the false allegations were purposely levelled against him to spread vicious, vile, and false allegations with an intention to defame, humiliate, and harass him. The allegations were intended to lower his dignity, and to cause mental agony and harassment.
The notice asks Sukhbir Singh Badal, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Bikramjeet Singh Majithia, Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema (all of Shiromani Akali Dal) and Mr. Ravindra Narayan of PTC News to tender an unqualified apology, withdraw the allegations and statements, and cease and desist from making any further similar statements.