A special court has summoned Union Home Minister Amit Shah to appear before it in connection with a defamation case filed by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee. A designated MP/MLA court in West Bengal issued summons to Amit Shah on Friday to appear either personally or through a lawyer before it on February 22 in connection with a defamation case lodged against him.

The special judge of MP/MLA court at Bidhannagar directed that Shah is "required to appear in person/by pleader" at 10 am on that day. The judge directed that Shah's attendance either personally or through a lawyer is necessary to answer to a charge of defamation under section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). For more, watch the full video.