Rahul Gandhi to Appear in Bengaluru Court Tomorrow in Defamation Case Filed by Karnataka BJP
Deccan ChronicleBengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will appear before a special court here on Friday in connection with a defamation case filed by the Karnataka BJP for issuing allegedly defamatory "Congress national leader Rahul Gandhi will attend the City Civil Court at 10.30 am tomorrow," the state Congress said on Thursday. Later, he will hold a discussion with the Congress's newly-elected MPs from the state as well as the defeated candidates at Bharat Jodo Bhavan on Queens Road at 11.30 am, the party's state unit said, adding that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President D K Shivakumar will also be present. Judge K N Shivakumar had passed the order while setting June 7 as the date for Rahul Gandhi's personal appearance. The BJP had in its complaint filed in June 2023 alleged that false and reckless allegations were made in the It was alleged in the complaint that the Rahul Gandhi had put up a post of this "defamatory advertisement" on his account on social media platform X, the BJP pointed out.