: Priya Ramani should have taken legal recourse instead of alleging on social media: MJ Akbar to court #IndiaNEWS Former Union minister MJ Akbar on Tuesday told a Delhi court that journalist Priya Ramani

Priya Ramani should have taken legal recourse instead of alleging on social media: MJ Akbar to court #IndiaNEWS
Former Union minister MJ Akbar on Tuesday told a Delhi court that journalist Priya Ramani should have taken recourse to law instead of making allegations of sexual misconduct against him on social media, PTI reported. Ramani had accused Akbar of sexual harassment in 2018, following which he resigned from the Union Council of Ministers and filed a criminal defamation case against her.“What can you do on social media???? senior lawyer Geeta Luthra, representing Akbar, told the court. “You can’t fight with everyone. People on responsible position like journalists should not make such allegations on social media. They should come to court instead...You [Ramani] did not take the recourse to any law.???Luthra was making her submissions during the final hearing of a criminal complaint filed by Akbar against Ramani for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct. She further said that Ramani’s accusations made in 2018, 20 years after the alleged harassment, were made without any good faith.Also read:MJ Akbar defamation case: Spoke out about harassment for public good, Priya Ramani tells court#Metoo: Priya Ramani made defamatory comments out of vengeance, MJ Akbar tells Delhi court#MeToo: Priya Ramani cites ‘vacuum in law’ for disclosing harassment allegations 25 years laterPriya Ramani: ‘I spoke because women before me spoke up....Read more

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