High drama as Somnath Bharti’s mother turns up at Lipika’s press conference

Mangalore Today Network-1

New Delhi: June 16, 2015: Somnath Bharti’s estranged wife Lipika on Monday said she was approaching court against the AAP MLA while addressing a press conference, which was interrupted by her mother-in-law who said she was ready to move to an old-age home to keep the couple together. Earlier, Somnath had alleged that Lipika wanted him to leave his mother.

 

Seventy-year-old Manorama Rani Bharti along with her counsel turned up at the venue and said,”I was pained to know that my daughter-in-law is not staying with my son because of me…I am ready to move to an old age home if my daughter-in-law can live happily with my son.”

Lipika in her complaint to DCW on June 10 had alleged harassment by her mother-in-law too. She also refuted the allegations of mistreating Bharti’s mother and said,”If his (Bharti’s) mother denied my entry to her house, how can I be blamed for not wanting to live with his mother?”


Earlier, addressing the media, Lipika accused Bharti of manipulating the spouse details in his affidavit filed during the elections. “My husband has manipulated the spouse details in his affidavit to the Election Commission before the polls,” she alleged. She also said that the former Law Minister has accused her of working for the BJP and being instigated by police.