Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was granted bail on February 20 in a defamation case dating back to August 2018. The District Civil Court in Sultanpur had issued a summons to Gandhi 36 hours earlier to appear before it on a defamation case filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in August 2018.
Rahul Gandhi Granted Bail By Sultanpur Court In 2018 Defamation Case
The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered its 38th day on February 20, starting from Fursantganj in Amethi district, proceeding towards Raebareli and Lucknow on the same day.
Gandhi was summoned by the District Civil Court in Sultanpur on February 20 in connection with a 2018 case involving derogatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah made during a Bengaluru conference. The complaint was filed by the then BJP District Vice President Vijay Mishra.
“I was the vice president of BJP when this incident happened. Rahul Gandhi had accused Amit Shah in Bengaluru that he is a murderer. When I heard these allegations, I felt very pained because I am a 33-year-old worker of the party. I filed a complaint regarding this through my lawyer and this continued for almost 5 years. Today the decision came in this,” Vijay Mishra told ANI.
