UP Congress President Ajay Rai files defamation suit against CM Yogi over fish-eating allegation

UP Congress President Ajay Rai filed a defamation suit against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleging a false claim about eating fish.

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UP Congress President Ajay Rai filed a petition for defamation against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Civil Court in Lucknow. ^[1] Ajay Rai's lawyer Sanjeev Pandey stated that the Chief Minister allegedly made a statement about Rai eating fish at a public gathering in Raebareli without verifying the facts. ^[2] The petition was filed before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Alokm Verma requesting a legal case to be initiated against the Chief Minister. ^[3] Ajay Rai's office stated that the allegations made by the Chief Minister are false and objectionable. ^[4] The legal action was triggered by remarks attributed to Yogi Adityanath alleging that a 'fish feast' was organized during an event in Ayodhya. ^[5] The alleged incident occurred on August 23 in Ayodhya, where Congress leader Ram Nihal Nishad organized a program for the Nishad Samaj community. ^[6] The controversy involves political figures in Uttar Pradesh, specifically the Congress party leadership and the state government led by Yogi Adityanath. ^[7]

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UP Congress President Ajay Rai filed a petition for defamation against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Civil Court in Lucknow. · Amarujala

Ajay Rai's lawyer Sanjeev Pandey stated that the Chief Minister allegedly made a statement about Rai eating fish at a public gathering in Raebareli without verifying the facts. · Amarujala

The petition was filed before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Alokm Verma requesting a legal case to be initiated against the Chief Minister. · Amarujala

Ajay Rai's office stated that the allegations made by the Chief Minister are false and objectionable. · Deccan Herald

The legal action was triggered by remarks attributed to Yogi Adityanath alleging that a 'fish feast' was organized during an event in Ayodhya. · Deccan Herald

The alleged incident occurred on August 23 in Ayodhya, where Congress leader Ram Nihal Nishad organized a program for the Nishad Samaj community. · Amarujala

The controversy involves political figures in Uttar Pradesh, specifically the Congress party leadership and the state government led by Yogi Adityanath. · Deccan Herald

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