A Delhi court has issued a notice and summoned Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over defamation complaint by Lipika Mitra, wife of AAP leader Somnath Bharti. She accused Sitharaman of "making and publishing defamatory remarks" against her and her husband during 2024 Lok Sabha elections. It has been alleged that Sitharaman wrongly spoke about alleged marital discord between Mitra and Bharti.