{"id":58286,"date":"2026-01-07T22:54:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=58286"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:17:15","slug":"bathinda-court-rejects-plea-of-bjp-mp-kangana-ranaut-in-defamation-case-personal-appearance-mandatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/bathinda-court-rejects-plea-of-bjp-mp-kangana-ranaut-in-defamation-case-personal-appearance-mandatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Bathinda court rejects plea of BJP MP Kangana Ranaut in defamation case, personal appearance mandatory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: The Bathinda court has dealt a setback to BJP MP from Mandi and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut by rejecting her plea seeking exemption from personal appearance in a defamation case.<\/p>\n<p>The court has directed her to appear in person on January 15, warning that a warrant may be issued if she fails to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The case dates back to 2021 during the farmers\u2019 protest. Kangana had tweeted about an elderly woman farmer, Mahinder Kaur, a resident of Bahadurgarh Jandian village in Bathinda, claiming she was participating in the protest for Rs 100. Following the tweet, Mahinder Kaur filed a defamation case against her.<\/p>\n<p>Kangana had argued that she merely reposted a post shared by a lawyer. However, two months ago, she appeared before the Bathinda court and apologised for the tweet related to the elderly woman farmer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: The Bathinda court has dealt a setback to BJP MP from Mandi and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut by rejecting her plea seeking exemption from personal appearance in a defamation case. 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