Sultanpur, Oct 26: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was acquitted by an MP-MLA court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday in a defamation case related to his 2018 remarks against then BJP president Amit Shah.
Rahul Gandhi was present in court when the verdict was pronounced.
Defamation Case Over Remarks Against Amit Shah
The case relates to remarks made by Rahul Gandhi at a public rally in Bengaluru ahead of the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections. At the rally, Gandhi made comments about Amit Shah, who was then serving as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Following the remarks, Vijay Mishra, a local BJP politician and former chairman of the District Cooperative Bank in Sultanpur, filed a defamation complaint against Gandhi on August 4, 2018.
Rahul Gandhi Appeared in Court in 2023
Rahul Gandhi appeared before the court in 2023 and secured bail in connection with the case.
The court had initially scheduled the verdict for October 13 but subsequently postponed it to October 26. On Monday, the court acquitted the Congress leader, bringing the defamation proceedings to a conclusion at this stage.
The verdict marks a significant development in the legal case stemming from Gandhi’s remarks during the 2018 election campaign.
