# UP Congress President Ajay Rai files defamation suit against CM Yogi over fish-eating allegation

UP Congress President Ajay Rai filed a defamation suit against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleging a false claim about eating fish.

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UP Congress President Ajay Rai filed a petition for defamation against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Civil Court in Lucknow. [^1]

Ajay Rai's lawyer Sanjeev Pandey stated that the Chief Minister allegedly made a statement about Rai eating fish at a public gathering in Raebareli without verifying the facts. [^2]

The petition was filed before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Alokm Verma requesting a legal case to be initiated against the Chief Minister. [^3]

Ajay Rai's office stated that the allegations made by the Chief Minister are false and objectionable. [^4]

The legal action was triggered by remarks attributed to Yogi Adityanath alleging that a 'fish feast' was organized during an event in Ayodhya. [^5]

The alleged incident occurred on August 23 in Ayodhya, where Congress leader Ram Nihal Nishad organized a program for the Nishad Samaj community. [^6]

The controversy involves political figures in Uttar Pradesh, specifically the Congress party leadership and the state government led by Yogi Adityanath. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. UP Congress President Ajay Rai filed a petition for defamation against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Civil Court in Lucknow. (Amarujala, News)
2. Ajay Rai's lawyer Sanjeev Pandey stated that the Chief Minister allegedly made a statement about Rai eating fish at a public gathering in Raebareli without verifying the facts. (Amarujala, News)
3. The petition was filed before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Alokm Verma requesting a legal case to be initiated against the Chief Minister. (Amarujala, News)
4. Ajay Rai's office stated that the allegations made by the Chief Minister are false and objectionable. (Deccan Herald, News)
5. The legal action was triggered by remarks attributed to Yogi Adityanath alleging that a 'fish feast' was organized during an event in Ayodhya. (Deccan Herald, News)
6. The alleged incident occurred on August 23 in Ayodhya, where Congress leader Ram Nihal Nishad organized a program for the Nishad Samaj community. (Amarujala, News)
7. The controversy involves political figures in Uttar Pradesh, specifically the Congress party leadership and the state government led by Yogi Adityanath. (Deccan Herald, News)

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