The MP-MLA Court in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur on Saturday summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on January 6 in connection with a case in which he has been accused of making certain remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Earlier, the court had summoned Gandhi on December 16 in the case, but he did not appear.
The case stems from a lawsuit filed in August 2018 by BJP leader Vijay Mishra, a resident of Hanumanganj and the former chairman of a cooperative bank. He had accused Rahul Gandhi of making objectionable remarks against Amit Shah.
Mishra’s advocate Santosh Pandey said that on November 18, Judge Yogesh Yadav after arguments reserved the verdict posted the next hearing for November 27 and summoned Gandhi.
During an election rally in Karnataka Assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi had made an ‘objectionable’ remark against the Home Minister, prompting stark reaction from the opposition.
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