{
  "id": 381869,
  "title": "‘Apologise or meet in court’: Sirsa warns AAP leaders over rice scam allegation, gives 24-hour ultimatum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/apologise-or-meet-in-court-sirsa-warns-aap-leaders-over-rice-scam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T13:22:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/apologise-or-meet-in-court-sirsa-warns-aap-leaders-over-rice-scam-allegation-gives-24-hour-ultimatum-101786277521281.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa warned AAP leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj and Sanjeev Jha to either apologize or face legal action over allegations of a ₹22,000 crore rice scam. Sirsa accused them of making false and malicious allegations against himself and said he would take legal proceedings if they did not retract their claims within 24 hours.",
  "summary": "Majinder Singh Sirsa said he would initiate legal proceedings if Saurabh Bharadwaj and Sanjeev Jha failed to withdraw their claims.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}