Rahul Gandhi after coming out of the court.
– Photo : Amar Ujala
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Sir, I deny all the allegations against me. The content of my speech has been distorted and selectively misrepresented. I never had the intention to defame any individual. I strongly deny this allegation. The case against me is politically motivated and filed for extraneous reasons.
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The case has been filed with the aim of tarnishing my image and the reputation of the Congress party. The complaint has been filed to gain cheap popularity. Appearing in court on Friday, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi gave his statement before the magistrate.
In a defamation case, Congress leader and Rae Bareli MP Rahul Gandhi reached the civil court on Friday at 11 am amidst tight security. He appeared directly before Magistrate Shubham Verma of the MP-MLA Special Court. He answered three questions asked by the magistrate. He said all the allegations made in the case were false. He left after staying in the court for about 20 minutes.
After recording his statement, the court has fixed August 12 for the next hearing in the case. During this, Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer Kashi Prasad Shukla, complainant Vijay Mishra and his lawyer Santosh Pandey were present in the court.
Former chairman of the District Cooperative Bank and BJP leader Vijay Mishra had filed a complaint against Rahul Gandhi in the court on August 4, 2018. It was alleged that Rahul Gandhi had made objectionable remarks against Home Minister Amit Shah in Bangalore on July 15, 2018 during the Karnataka assembly elections. The court had summoned him for trial on November 27, 2023. On February 20, Rahul Gandhi appeared in court and got bail. The case was pending for about five months in the process of recording his statement.
sufficient evidence exists
There is enough evidence against Rahul Gandhi. Witness statements will be recorded in the next hearing. – Advocate Santosh Pandey, complainant Vijay Mishra
Fake case filed
A fake case has been filed against Rahul Gandhi. After the evidence of the complainant side is completed, evidence will be presented in the court to prove Rahul Gandhi innocent. – Kashi Prasad Shukla, Advocate Rahul Gandhi
Gate locked for safety
There was tight security in the civil court due to the appearance of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Due to security reasons, the court gates were closed except the main gate. Due to this, lawyers and litigants had to face trouble in entering the premises. All the gates were opened after Rahul Gandhi left.