New Delhi, March 17 -- A Rouse Avenue court on Monday reserved an order on cognizance of a defamation complaint filed by BJP MP Raju Bista against BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma, both from West Bengal.

The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal reserved an order on the point of cognizance of the defamation complaint filed by Darjeeling MP Bista after hearing submissions on pre-cognizance evidence. The court is to pronounce the order on March 26.

On February 24, 2025, the court issued a notice to BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma to lead pre-summoning evidence. Advocates Akhilesh Singh Rawat, Riya Puniyani, Rohni Rana, and Arun Sharma argued on behalf of MP Raju Bista.

The BJP MP from Darjeeling filed a complaint against Bishnu Prasa...