Conspiring Against PM Amount to Treason, Says Delhi High Court

Conspiring against the prime minister amount to treason and cannot be levelled irresponsibly without any cogent material, the Delhi High Court has said.

The court was hearing on Wednesday a lawsuit by BJD MP Pinaki Misra against lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai over his allegedly defamatory tweets and statements, including that the lawmaker — along with expelled TMC MP Mahua Moitra — conspired against the prime minister.

Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that while a politician cannot be “sensitive”, Dehadrai should await the outcome of his complaint to the authorities and cannot be “trigger happy”.