<p>New Delhi: BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj on Monday said the defamation complaint filed against her by <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/aap">AAP</a>'s <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/satyendra-jain">Satyendra Jain</a> in a Delhi court was "politically motivated".</p>.<p>Swaraj's counsel submitted before additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal that the case's facts were available in the public domain, and it couldn't be classified as defamation.</p>.<p>"The timing in this case is important as the person is contesting an election. The petition is politically motivated, and it has been filed to gain political advantage," the counsel said.</p>.<p>Jain's lawyer opposed the submissions, calling Swaraj's statements "contrary to the facts".</p>.Disproportionate assets case: Got sanctions to prosecute Satyendar Jain, CBI tells court.<p>The court posted the hearing on January 22.</p>.<p>Jain alleged Swaraj made defamatory remarks against him during an interview on a news channel on October 5, 2023, which was watched by millions.</p>.<p>According to his complaint, Swaraj made "false claims" over the recovery of Rs 3 crore in cash besides 1.8 kg of gold and 133 gold coins from Jain's home.</p>.<p>Swaraj made the false statements to gain undue political advantage and defame him by calling him "corrupt and fraud", alleged the complaint.</p>
<p>New Delhi: BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj on Monday said the defamation complaint filed against her by <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/aap">AAP</a>'s <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/satyendra-jain">Satyendra Jain</a> in a Delhi court was "politically motivated".</p>.<p>Swaraj's counsel submitted before additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal that the case's facts were available in the public domain, and it couldn't be classified as defamation.</p>.<p>"The timing in this case is important as the person is contesting an election. The petition is politically motivated, and it has been filed to gain political advantage," the counsel said.</p>.<p>Jain's lawyer opposed the submissions, calling Swaraj's statements "contrary to the facts".</p>.Disproportionate assets case: Got sanctions to prosecute Satyendar Jain, CBI tells court.<p>The court posted the hearing on January 22.</p>.<p>Jain alleged Swaraj made defamatory remarks against him during an interview on a news channel on October 5, 2023, which was watched by millions.</p>.<p>According to his complaint, Swaraj made "false claims" over the recovery of Rs 3 crore in cash besides 1.8 kg of gold and 133 gold coins from Jain's home.</p>.<p>Swaraj made the false statements to gain undue political advantage and defame him by calling him "corrupt and fraud", alleged the complaint.</p>