Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is set to appear before the MP-MLA court in Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh) on Friday (July 26) for a hearing in a defamation case. According to Congress district president Abhishek Singh Rana, Gandhi, who serves as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will arrive at Lucknow airport at 9 am on Friday before proceeding to Sultanpur.
The defamation case was filed by local Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vijay Mishra on August 4, 2018, in response to alleged objectionable remarks made by Gandhi against the then BJP president and current Home Minister Amit Shah in 2018. The court granted bail to Gandhi in this case on February 20.
Special Magistrate Shubham Verma has summoned Rahul Gandhi to record his statement on July 26, 2024.
