Sultanpur court asks Rahul Gandhi to make personal appearance on July 26 in defamation case

An MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur on Tuesday asked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to appear in person before it on July 26, in connection with a defamation case filed against him.

The suit against Gandhi alleges that the Congress leader made objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, which was filed in 2018, by BJP leader Vijay Mishra.

Originally, the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition was supposed to appear before the Sultanpur court today but could not do so due to the ongoing Parliament session.


Gandhi's lawyer Kashi Prasad Shukla, who was present in the court, sought a fresh date for hearing the matter.

Judge Shubham Verma asked the Congress leader to make a personal appearance on July 26, Shukla said.

Gandhi had halted his "Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra" in Amethi on February 20 this year and appeared in court, which had granted him bail.