Uncalled for, but not contempt: AG KK Venugopal declines consent for contempt against Digvijaya Singh over tweets against UP's SSF

"I have given careful consideration to the two tweets. The statements are wholly uncalled for. However, I do not believe that they merit action for criminal contempt", AG Venugopal has opined.

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Attorney General KK Venugopal has decline to grant consent to initiate criminal contempt of court proceedings against Congress Rajya Sabha MP, Digvijaya Singh over his tweets criticising the creation of a Special Security Force by the Uttar Pradesh Government.

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Attorney General KK Venugopal

Digvijaya Singh