RANCHI: Ranchi’s MP/MLA court on Tuesday summoned Rahul Gandhi on June 11 in a criminal defamation case filed in 2018 over his alleged remark against Union home minister Amit Shah, who was the then BJP national president, reported.
Special judge Sarthak Sharma issued the summons three months after Jharkhand HC dismissed Rahul’s petition challenging the criminal proceedings against him.
A BJP functionary, Navin Jha, had filed the petition, claiming Rahul had remarked at a Congress meeting in Delhi that a murderer could become party president in BJP, but it was not possible in Congress. Jha alleged that Rahul had also made insulting comments against BJP, which had hurt its image.
The court had taken cognizance of the matter and started proceedings, prompting Rahul to approach the HC, which barred coercive action against him till further orders. On Feb 16, HC finally dismissed Rahul’s petition seeking quashing of the case.
The petitioner’s advocate Binod Sahu said the summons were issued after “we prayed for issuing a warrant against Rahul”.
Special judge Sarthak Sharma issued the summons three months after Jharkhand HC dismissed Rahul’s petition challenging the criminal proceedings against him.
A BJP functionary, Navin Jha, had filed the petition, claiming Rahul had remarked at a Congress meeting in Delhi that a murderer could become party president in BJP, but it was not possible in Congress. Jha alleged that Rahul had also made insulting comments against BJP, which had hurt its image.
The court had taken cognizance of the matter and started proceedings, prompting Rahul to approach the HC, which barred coercive action against him till further orders. On Feb 16, HC finally dismissed Rahul’s petition seeking quashing of the case.
The petitioner’s advocate Binod Sahu said the summons were issued after “we prayed for issuing a warrant against Rahul”.