New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued summons to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D' Souza, and also directed them to remove tweets on allegations against Union Minister Smriti Irani and her daughter related to a recent bar controversy in Goa.

The case is related to the political controversy surrounding ‘Silly Souls Cafe and Bar’, allegedly operated by Union Minister Smriti Irani's daughter Zoish Irani in Goa's Assagao.

The Congress party has alleged that the daughter of Smriti Irani was running an illegal bar in the BJP-ruled state.

While Smriti Irani refuted Congress' allegations terming them as "malicious" intended to "malign" her and assassinate the character of her 18-year-old student daughter, the Congress party urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sack her as Union minister.

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Smriti Irani has served legal notice to the three Congress leaders and demanded a written unconditional apology from them.