Karnataka High Court stays proceedings against Rahul Gandhi in defamation case by BJPJustice M Nagaprasanna also ordered issuance of emergent notice to the complainant BJP and adjourned the hearing to February 20.
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Congress leader and LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed further proceedings against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), pending before a special court for elected representatives in Bengaluru.
Justice M Nagaprasanna also ordered issuance of emergent notice to the complainant BJP and adjourned the hearing to February 20.
The BJP alleged that the Congress leaders had released a false advertisement in all mainstream newspapers on May 5, 2023 against the then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai under the title ‘Corruption Rate card’.