Delhi's Rouse Avenue court has sent a notice to Chief Minister Atishi Marlena and AAP MP Sanjay Singh in response to a defamation complaint filed by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit.

The complaint is based on accusations made at a press conference on December 26, 2024, by AAP leaders that Dikshit had conspired to harm AAP's prospects and accepted "crores of rupees" from the BJP. Dikshit, who is contesting against former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi Constituency for the upcoming Delhi elections, strongly denied the accusations and expressed anger over them. “For the last 10-12 years, they have targeted Congress, me, and my family. I have several questions to ask AAP from the last 10-12 years,” he said.

The Congress leader also attacked Kejriwal's administration, targeting the AAP's welfare pledges for the next elections. “Why are they implementing all this now? Why didn't they do this earlier? When he went to prison, he wasted a good 1.5 years. I want to ask him, if he becomes the CM again, will he still not be able to implement these schemes?” Atishi retorted that the Congress was secretly working with the BJP to undermine the AAP.  “BJP is funding the candidates linked to Congress, our sources have informed us. Congress needs to answer why it is echoing BJP’s agenda while staying in collaboration with AAP,” she said. Atishi accused the BJP of providing "covert support" for Congress candidates Farhad Suri and Sandeep Dikshit. 

"BJP is funding the candidates linked to Congress, our sources have informed us. We would like to ask Congress why would it sing BJP's tunes while staying in a collaboration with the Aam Aadmi Party? If Congress is not working to help win the BJP, then it should take action against Ajay Maken who called Kejriwal an anti-national," she added.