A BJP member has filed a defamation complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for tweeting “objectionable comments” against his party men.

The complaint was filed before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, who has listed the matter for hearing on May 16.Rajesh Kumar, who claimed to be convenor of the legal cell of the BJP Purvanchal Morcha in Delhi, told the court that he was shocked to see a tweet by Kejriwal saying derogatory things about the BJP members.

“The accused has dented the reputation of the complainant in particular and his party,” Kumar said in his complaint. According to Kumar, he came across the tweet on September 30, 2018 and wanted to lodge a complaint immediately, but thought people would not take it seriously.

However, during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in his society in April, a woman on realising that he was a BJP leader taunted him citing the tweet.There were several such incidents when the complainant had to face embarrassment due to the “utterly irresponsible and defamatory tweet by Kejriwal, who holds such a high position,” Kumar said in his plea.

“The tweet has not only defamed me but crores of other BJP members and the accused cannot be permitted to go scotfree,” the complainant said.