Rahul Gandhi Arrives In Sultanpur For Defamation Case Verdict
· India · The Hindu, India Today, Indian Express
Rahul Gandhi landed at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport on October 26, 2026, en route to Sultanpur to face a special MP-MLA court's verdict in a 2018 defamation case. Hundreds of Congress workers and party leaders gathered at the airport to welcome the Leader of Opposition and Raebareli MP, who arrived without speaking to reporters. The case stems from alleged objectionable remarks Gandhi made against former BJP president Amit Shah at a Bengaluru rally ahead of the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections. Local BJP leader Vijay Mishra, former chairman of the District Cooperative Bank in Sultanpur, filed the complaint on August 4, 2018. Gandhi appeared before the court in 2023 and secured bail, with the verdict repeatedly postponed from October 13 to the current date.
Why it matters
The court's verdict will determine the legal outcome for the Leader of Opposition, potentially affecting his parliamentary status and the Congress party's organisational dynamics in Uttar Pradesh ahead of upcoming elections.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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