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COURT SENTENCES MEDHA PATKAR FOR DEFAMING DELHI’S L-G

Why in the news? Medha Patkar, renowned activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan co-founder, received a five-month jail term and ₹10-lakh fine for a 23-year-old defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena. The case stemmed from allegations made by Patkar against Saxena’s character and patriotism in relation to a contentious dam project on the Narmada …

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