A court in Ahmedabad issued a summons to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in connection with a defamation case. The Ahmedabad court, having examined the allegations of defamation levied against Tejashwi Yadav, has deemed them substantial and consequently issued summons to him to appear before it. The defamation case was filed by social activist and entrepreneur Haresh Mehta, under Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC, accusing Tejashwi Yadav of employing disparaging language in labelling Gujaratis as “thugs”.