<p>A Bengaluru-based City Civil Court has issued summons to Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa in connection with a defamation case. </p>.<p>A Shivamogga-based advocate had filed a petition in the court against Eshwarappa alleging that BJP leader used an unparliamentary word against him.</p>.<p>The BJP leader had appealed to the court to quash the case. The court, however, denied the appeal.</p>
<p>A Bengaluru-based City Civil Court has issued summons to Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa in connection with a defamation case. </p>.<p>A Shivamogga-based advocate had filed a petition in the court against Eshwarappa alleging that BJP leader used an unparliamentary word against him.</p>.<p>The BJP leader had appealed to the court to quash the case. The court, however, denied the appeal.</p>