Sultanpur Court Grants Bail To Rahul Gandhi In Defamation Case

Sultanpur, February 20 (TNA) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday was granted bail in a defamation case dating back to August 2018. The District Civil Court in Sultanpur had issued a summons to him 36 hours earlier to appear before it on a defamation case filed by a BJP leader in August 2018 for calling Union Home Minister Amit Shah “a murderer”.

The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered its 38th day on Tuesday. The yatra will start from Fursantganj in Amethi district and will move towards Raebareli and Lucknow later in the day. It was briefly halted due to the court appearance of the Gandhi scion.