India, Oct. 19 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sudhakar Singh on Monday approached Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking his intervention over a defamation notice issued on behalf of a senior Bihar IPS officer. The Buxar MP alleged that the notice could be an attempt to impede the performance of his parliamentary duties.

Singh shared a screenshot of his communication to Birla on Facebook, days after writing an open letter to Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. In the letter, he questioned whether the state government had authorised the notice issued on behalf of Kundan Krishnan, Director General of Police (Special Task Force).

The legal notice, sent by a law firm representing Krishnan, demanded an apology from Singh over remarks alle...