Rahul Gandhi to Face Verdict in Defamation Case Against Him in UP's Sultanpur

A special MP-MLA court in UP's Sultanpur will pronounce its verdict in a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi on Monday after 8 years. The case is related to Rahul Gandhi's objectionable remarks against then BJP president and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in 2018, over which a local BJP leader had filed a case. Rahul Gandhi himself will be present in the court during the verdict, in view of which the district administration is also on alert mode. The complainant's advocate Santosh Kumar Pandey said that on October 13, Special MP-MLA court judge Shubham Verma had fixed October 26 for pronouncing the verdict in the case. He said that Congress MP from Rae Bareli Rahul Gandhi will have to appear in person in court on Monday. According to information, Rahul Gandhi can reach MP-MLA court in Sultanpur at around 11 am today. Security arrangements have been tightened in and around the court complex in view of his arrival. BJP leader and former president of district cooperative bank Vijay Mishra had filed a complaint against Rahul Gandhi on August 4, 2018, for making objectionable remarks against him during an election rally in Karnataka's Bengaluru.