Sultanpur, 26 July (HS). Congress workers are busy in preparations to welcome Rahul Gandhi on his arrival in the district on Friday. Workers have described Rahul Gandhi as the leader of the people through hoardings. Satyamev Jayate is written along with Rahul Gandhi's picture holding Lord Shiva in his hand. Today Rahul Gandhi is coming here to appear in the MP-MLA court.
Today, BJP leader Vijay Mishra had filed a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his objectionable comments on the then BJP president Amit Shah during the Karnataka assembly elections in 2018. Rahul has to appear in the MP-MLA court of Sultanpur today in this case. Rahul's advocates were reaching the court on several dates. On this, the court instructed them
However, behind this, he had cited the Leader of Opposition in the court and the proceedings of the House.
In fact, in August 2018, a complaint was filed against Rahul Gandhi in the MP-MLA court on 4 August 2018 by Vijay Mishra, a resident of Hanumanganj of Kotwali Dehat police station area, a BJP leader of the district. Rahul was accused of using the word murder in reference to Amit Shah in an election rally in Karnataka. Hurt by this, Vijay Mishra had approached the court. Dates kept getting postponed in the court, but Rahul did not appear. Finally, in December last year, the court took NBW proceedings against Rahul Gandhi. After which his advocate appeared in the court and asked for time.
Finally, on February 19, Rahul Gandhi reached Amethi with Nyay Yatra. On February 20, 2024, he surrendered in the MP-MLA court of Sultanpur, from where the court granted him bail on two bail bonds of Rs 25,000 each.