She joined the party in the presence of party chief and Union minister Ramdas Athawale. "I thank her for joining the party and I welcome her," he said.
Earlier this week, Chadha filed a defamation suit before the high court against Ghosh for making a "false,baseless, indecent and derogatory" statement and sought damages.
Chadha had last week filed a defamation suit against Ghosh for making a "false, baseless, indecent and derogatory statement "against her.
The film-maker will be called for questioning in connection with the alleged seven-year-old incident.
Kashyap has denied actor Payal Ghosh's all allegations.
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Mumbai Police have issued summons to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap in connection with a rape case filed against him by actress Payal Ghosh, an official said on Wednesday.
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'She could have sat down with the students and taken a list of their grievances including their allegations and suspicions.' 'Not all suspicions are true, but you have to listen, you have to let the steam come out.'
A statement issued by his lawyer a day after he was questioned in the case said Kashyap provided documentary proof to the police to establish the fact that he was in Sri Lanka shooting for a film in August 2013.
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'There is no integrity left and the world is full of losers and no brains baying for blood of anyone who has a voice.'
On Saturday, Ghosh took to Twitter and wrote that the Gangs of Wasseypur director was sexually inappropriate towards her. The 30-year-old actor tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in her tweet, requesting him to take action against Kashyap.
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It was also Patil's second senior world championship gold in his very first outing, having won the individual 10m air rifle event earlier.
Designer Payal Singhal offered up a range of Indianwear and fusion outfits on Day One of Lakme Fashion Week.
Payal Kapoor offered up beautiful Indo-Western festive wear on Day Three of Lakme.
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After winning awards at Sundance and Cannes, Director Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes has now been nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary Feature Film category.
'She has just one objective. To win the next election. Nothing else matters.'
'In Bengal it is a very sad way in which the party is faring. I don't have high hopes.'
'I have interacted with Muslim women in rural Bengal, they are scared of the BJP.'
Didi embarks on her new mission: To unite the Opposition to take on Modi in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, observes Payal Singh Mohanka.
'With sufficient gaps between polling dates, the BJP will have time to convert the 'fence-sitter' votes,' observes Payal Mohanka.
Five people were killed, including 4 in the firing by Central Industrial Security Force personnel, during the fourth phase of polling
Several police officers who followed the Election Commission's orders during the recent West Bengal assembly polls get punishment transfers. Payal Mohanka reports.
'Mamata will beat the living daylights out of BJP workers with the result that people who are not totally committed, they will promptly leave the party and go back to Trinamool.' 'Or when they find they cannot get what they came to the BJP for they will go back to Trinamool.'
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