Hry court issues notice to Kejriwal

A Sonepat court on Wednesday issued notice to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and fixed February 17 as the next date of hearing in the case, on a complaint filed by the Haryana government against the former Delhi chief minister over comments about Haryana supplying "poisoned" water through the Yamuna.

- HT Correspondent

While issuing notice to Kejriwal, the chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Sonepat, directed the accused to appear in person before the court on the next date of hearing, if he had any contentions in the matter. "If he does not appear before this court on next date of hearing, it is deemed that he has nothing to say in the matter and further proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with law," the CJM said in the order.

The complaint against Kejriwal was filed by Ashish Kaushik, an executive engineer employed with the Water Services Division of Sonepat, on behalf of the Haryana State Disaster Management Authority. In the complaint, filed under the Disaster Management Act, the Haryana government accused Kejriwal making "wild and vile" allegations.