New Delhi, Oct. 26: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was acquitted by an MP-MLA court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday in a defamation case linked to his 2018 remarks about Amit Shah, who was then the BJP president.
Gandhi appeared before the court when it delivered the verdict on October 26. The case stemmed from remarks he made at a rally in Bengaluru ahead of the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections.
Vijay Mishra, a local BJP politician and former chairman of the District Cooperative Bank in Sultanpur, filed the defamation complaint against Gandhi on August 4, 2018.
Rahul Gandhi | Court Case Dates Back to 2018
Rahul Gandhi appeared before the court in 2023 and obtained bail in connection with the case.
The court had initially scheduled the verdict for October 13 but later postponed it to October 26.
The case centred on Gandhi’s remarks concerning Amit Shah during the Karnataka election campaign. The court’s acquittal brings the defamation proceedings against the Congress leader to a conclusion at this stage.
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