Rahul Gandhi gets bail in defamation case
International Desk
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today appeared before a court in Bangalore which granted him bail in a defamation case filed by BJP.
The case was filed by BJP's Karnataka state unit for issuing "defamatory" advertisements in newspapers.
The advertisement ahead of assembly polls in Karnataka last year accused the then BJP government in the state of indulging in large-scale corruption during its 2019-2023 rule.
The court had on June one granted bail to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress chief, after they appeared before it in connection with the defamation case.
Judge K N Shivakumar had directed Rahul Gandhi to appear before the court on June seven without fail. Complying with that order, he appeared before the court today.
