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These big BJP leaders including Shivraj got relief from the Supreme Court, know what is the whole matter

The Supreme Court on Monday granted relief to Union Minister and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP state president VD Sharma and former minister Bhupendra Singh in a defamation case. The apex court exempted the three senior BJP leaders from appearing during the hearing in the lower court. The Supreme Court issued a notice to Congress Rajya Sabha member and senior advocate Vivek Krishna Tankha, who had filed a defamation complaint in the MPMLA court in Jabalpur seeking compensation of Rs 10 crore. Tankha accused Shivraj of making derogatory statements against him during the Madhya Pradesh panchayat elections. A few days after the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected his demand, the Union Minister approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the case. The Congress leader alleged that the three had damaged his reputation by making statements against him in the media. The controversy arose when the Supreme Court struck down 27 per cent OBC reservation in the panchayat elections in Madhya Pradesh in 2021.

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