Farm protest remark: Kangana Ranaut’s plea dismissed; Punjab and Haryana HC allows defamation trial in Bathinda court to proceed

The Punjab and Haryana High Court rejected Kangana Ranaut’s plea. This plea aimed to quash a summoning order in a defamation case. A Bathinda court issued the order. Mahinder Kaur filed the defamation complaint. She alleged Ranaut defamed her in a tweet. The tweet wrongly identified Kaur as Bilkis Bano. The court observed specific allegations against Ranaut.