Political Defamation

Rahul Gandhi to appear before Bengaluru court tomorrow in BJP defamation case - 2024-06-06

Subject : Criminal Law - Defamation

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be appearing before the local court in Bengaluru tomorrow in connection with a defamation case filed by Karnataka 's BJP unit against the advertisement calling the saffron party corrupt in local newspapers ahead of the 2023 state polls.

Earlier, the court had granted bail to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and state Congress president D K Shivakumar . Rahul Gandhi is the fourth accused in the case, following Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), Shivakumar , and Siddaramaiah , who are the first three accused.

Karnataka 's BJP unit has asked the court to issue a non-bailable warrant against Rahul Gandhi for not showing up on June 1, despite Congress stating that Rahul was not involved in the publication of the advertisement.

Rahul was let off the hook; however, the court said that he must be present on June 7.

BJP MLC and General Secretary Keshav Prasad had filed the defamation case against Congress.

The Congress, alleging that a 40 percent commission was levied for the execution of all public works, also released a 'corruption rate card' targeting the previous government in the advertisement.

defamation case - corruption allegations - political advertisement - court appearance - non-bailable warrant - public works commission - previous government criticism

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Rahul Gandhi to appear before Bengaluru court tomorrow in BJP defamation case - 2024-06-06

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