<p class="title">Madhya Pradesh BJP chief Rakesh Singh on Tuesday filed a defamation case against the editor-in-chief of National Herald alleging that the newspaper had published "fake news" against him in the run-up to the November 28 Assembly polls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh is a Lok Sabha MP from Jabalpur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The petitioner's counsel, Shreya Raj Saxena, said the case has been filed in the court of Judicial Magistrate (first class ) Prakash Uikey against Agha.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He alleged the newspaper published false news against Singh on November 24 on the basis of a "fake audio clip".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh's petition contended that the article was published without verifying the authenticity of the viral audio clip and added that the voice in it did not match that of Singh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Saxena alleged that the article was carried by National Herald to defame Singh ahead of the Assembly polls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The state goes to polls on Wednesday and results will be declared on December 11. </p>
<p class="title">Madhya Pradesh BJP chief Rakesh Singh on Tuesday filed a defamation case against the editor-in-chief of National Herald alleging that the newspaper had published "fake news" against him in the run-up to the November 28 Assembly polls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh is a Lok Sabha MP from Jabalpur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The petitioner's counsel, Shreya Raj Saxena, said the case has been filed in the court of Judicial Magistrate (first class ) Prakash Uikey against Agha.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He alleged the newspaper published false news against Singh on November 24 on the basis of a "fake audio clip".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh's petition contended that the article was published without verifying the authenticity of the viral audio clip and added that the voice in it did not match that of Singh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Saxena alleged that the article was carried by National Herald to defame Singh ahead of the Assembly polls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The state goes to polls on Wednesday and results will be declared on December 11. </p>