Sultanpur court grants bail to Rahul Gandhi in 2018 defamation case
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was granted bail on Tuesday in a defamation case dating back to August 2018.
The District Civil Court in Sultanpur had issued a summons to him 36 hours earlier to appear before it on a defamation case filed by a BJP leader in August 2018.
“This morning Rahul Gandhi will be at the District Civil Court in Sultanpur that had issued a summons to him 36 hours earlier to appear before it on a defamation case filed by a BJP leader in August 2018. Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will not be derailed. Rahul Gandhi will not be silenced. The Indian National Congress will not be intimidated,” he said in a post on ‘X’.
The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered its 38th day on Tuesday. The yatra will start from Fursantganj in Amethi district and will move towards Raebareli and Lucknow today.
“Today is the 38th day. We
The case was filed alleging that the Congress leader made derogatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah in 2018
have paused the yatra this morning. At 2pm, we will start again from Fursatganj. There will be a public rally in Raebareli. After that, we will move towards
Lucknow,” he told ANI.
The case was filed alleging that the Congress leader had used derogatory remarks against Union Home Minister
Amit Shah in a Bengaluru conference. The complaint was filed by the then BJP District Vice President, Vijay Mishra.
Santosh Kumar Pandey, lawyer appeared for Vijay Mishra said that Rahul Gandhi can be given a maximum punishment of two years if sufficient evidence found against him.
The ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, succeeded by the party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, aims to cover 6,700km through 15 states, with Lok Sabha polls around the corner.